interchange vs cross-fertilisation

interchange and cross-fertilisation both are nouns.

interchange is a verb but cross-fertilisation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, cross-fertilisation is a hyponym of interchange; that is, cross-fertilisation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interchange:

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

Other hyponyms of interchange include reciprocity, cross-fertilization, dealings, traffic.

interchange (noun)	cross-fertilisation (noun)
the act of changing one thing for another thing	interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)	fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
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

interchange (verb)	cross-fertilisation (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

interchange vs cross-fertilisation

interchange and cross-fertilisation both are nouns.

interchange is a verb but cross-fertilisation is not a verb.

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