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noun

cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation n.

Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species.

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Etymology of 'Cross-fertilization'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cross-fertilization" Quotes from Famous Books

... or no seeds were produced. The extent of transport of pollen by insects was unveiled, and the relation between the structure, odour, and conspicuousness of flowers, the visits of insects, and the advantages of cross-fertilisation was shown. "We certainly," says Darwin, "owe the beauty and odour of our flowers, and the storage of a large supply of honey, to the existence of insects." The multitude of facts gathered about insects could only have ...

— Life of Charles Darwin • G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

... of 1876 I shall publish on the 'Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom.' This book will form a complement to that on the 'Fertilisation of Orchids,' in which I showed how perfect were the means for cross-fertilisation, and here I shall show how important are the results. I was led to make, during eleven years, the numerous experiments recorded in this volume, by a mere accidental observation; and indeed it required the accident to be repeated before my attention was thoroughly aroused to ...

— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I • Francis Darwin

Words linked to "Cross-fertilization" : allogamy, fertilization, interchange, cross-fertilisation, self-fertilization, reciprocation, cross-fertilize, give-and-take, impregnation, fecundation