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cross-fertilization vs fertilization

fertilization vs cross-fertilization

cross-fertilization and fertilization both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cross-fertilization Yes No No No
fertilization Yes No No No
As nouns, fertilization is a hypernym of cross-fertilization; that is, fertilization 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
  • fertilization: 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, fertilisation, impregnation.
cross-fertilization (noun) fertilization (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 fertilization

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