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cross-fertilization vs fertilisation

fertilisation vs cross-fertilization

cross-fertilization and fertilisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross-fertilization Yes No No No
fertilisation Yes No No No
As nouns, fertilisation is a hypernym of cross-fertilization; that is, fertilisation is a word with a broader meaning than cross-fertilization:
  • cross-fertilization: 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-fertilization include fecundation, fertilization, impregnation.
cross-fertilization (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-fertilization and fertilisation

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