2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: cross-fertilisation \cross-fertilisation\, cross-fertilization \cross-fertilization\n. 1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species. [WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cross-fertilization n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species [syn: {cross-fertilisation}] [ant: {self-fertilization}] 2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" [syn: {cross-fertilisation}]
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