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cross-fer⋅ti⋅lize

  [kraws-fur-tl-ahyz, kros-] verb, -lized, -liz⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to cause the cross-fertilization of.
–verb (used without object)
2. to undergo cross-fertilization.
Also, especially British, cross-fer⋅ti⋅lise.

Origin:
1875–80

Related forms:
cross-fer⋅ti⋅liz⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cross–fer·til·ize
Variant: or British cross–fer·til·ise /-'f&rt-&l-"Iz/
Function:verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or British -ised; -iz·ing or British -is·ing
transitive senses
: to accomplishcross-fertilization of cross–fertilize intransitive senses
: to undergo cross-fertilization
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
cross-fertilization  
The fertilization that occurs when the nucleus of a male sex cell from one individual joins with the nucleus of a female sex cell from another individual. In plants, cross-pollination is an example of cross-fertilization. Also called allogamy. Compare self-fertilization.

cross-fertilize verb
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