Cross-pollination

2 definitions found

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

  cross-pollination \cross-pollination\ n.
     fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one
     flower to the stigma of another.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cross-pollination
       n 1: fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one
            flower to the stigma of another [ant: {self-pollination}]
       2: stimulating influence among diverse elements; "the
          cross-pollination of the arts"