Cross-fertilize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cross-fertilize \Cross"-fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Cross-fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross-fertilizing}.]
     (Bot.)
     To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the
     pollen from another individual of the same species.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cross-fertilize
       v 1: undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile [syn: {cross-fertilise}]
       2: cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel
          cross-fertilized different kinds of beans" [syn: {cross-fertilise}]