Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fertilisation | Yes | No | No | No |
cross-fertilization | Yes | No | No | No |
fertilisation (noun) | cross-fertilization (noun) |
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creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant | interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial |
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure | fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species |