cross-fertilise

• Verb, das bedeutet, eine Pflanze mit dem Pollen einer anderen Pflanze derselben Art zu bestäuben, oder im weiteren Sinne, etwas durch gegenseitigen Austausch von Ideen oder Informationen zu beleben oder zu bereichern.

A verb meaning to fertilize (a plant) using pollen from a different plant of the same species, or more broadly, to stimulate or enrich by mutual exchange of ideas or information.

1. Become fertile through cross-fertilizationC1formalscientific

   To undergo the process of cross-fertilization, where genetic material from different individuals combines, resulting in fertility.

   Durch Fremdbestäubung fruchtbar werden

   • The plants cross-fertilise naturally in the wild.
   • These flowers cross-fertilise when visited by bees.
   • The species can cross-fertilise under specific conditions.

   Synonymecross-pollinatecrossbreedinterbreed

2. Cause to undergo cross-fertilizationC1formalscientific

   To deliberately cause the process of cross-fertilization, typically in agriculture or biology, to combine genetic traits.

   Kreuzbefruchten

   • Farmers cross-fertilise crops to improve yield.
   • The scientist cross-fertilised the two strains to create a hybrid.
   • They cross-fertilise the plants manually in the greenhouse.

   Synonymecrosscross-pollinatecrossbreedhybridise