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cross-fertilisation vs fertilisation

fertilisation vs cross-fertilisation

cross-fertilisation and fertilisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross-fertilisation Yes No No No
fertilisation Yes No No No
As nouns, fertilisation is a hypernym of cross-fertilisation; that is, fertilisation is a word with a broader meaning than cross-fertilisation:
  • cross-fertilisation: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
  • fertilisation: creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Other hypernyms of cross-fertilisation include fecundation, fertilization, impregnation.
cross-fertilisation (noun) fertilisation (noun)
interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Difference between cross-fertilisation and fertilisation

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