English主要词典
cross-fertilize
Universal Words
(BrE also cross-fertilise) verb [VN]
1 (biology) to FERTILIZE a plant using POLLEN from a different type of plant:
Unlike other cereals, rye is cross-fertilized.
2 (written) to help sth develop in a useful or positive way by mixing ideas from a different area:
The study of psychology has recently been widely cross-fertilized by new discoveries in genetics.
cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation noun [U,sing.]
