cross-fertilization vs interchange

interchange vs cross-fertilization

cross-fertilization and interchange both are nouns.

cross-fertilization is not a verb while interchange is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cross-fertilization	Yes	No	No	No
interchange	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, interchange is a hypernym of cross-fertilization; that is, interchange is a word with a broader meaning than cross-fertilization:

cross-fertilization: interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
interchange: mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

Other hypernyms of cross-fertilization include give-and-take, reciprocation.

cross-fertilization (noun)	interchange (noun)
interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial	the act of changing one thing for another thing
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species	mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
	reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
	a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

cross-fertilization (verb)	interchange (verb)
	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
	cause to change places
	give to, and receive from, one another
	put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

Difference between cross-fertilization and interchange

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