cross-fertilization

• Sustantivo que designa la fertilización en la que intervienen gametos masculinos y femeninos de individuos distintos de la misma especie, o, en sentido figurado, un intercambio productivo y enriquecedor entre culturas o modos de pensamiento diferentes.

A noun referring to the process of fertilization involving the union of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species, or metaphorically, a productive and beneficial interchange between different cultures or ways of thinking.

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1. Biological cross-fertilizationC1formalscientific

   The process of fertilization where male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species unite.

   Fecundación cruzada

   • Cross-fertilization in plants often results in stronger offspring.
   • Bees play a crucial role in the cross-fertilization of many flowers.
   • The study examined the genetic diversity resulting from cross-fertilization.

   Sinónimosallogamycross-pollination

   Antónimosself-fertilization

2. Cultural or intellectual exchangeC1formal

   The productive interchange of ideas, knowledge, or practices between different cultures, disciplines, or ways of thinking.

   Intercambio cultural o intelectual

   • The conference encouraged cross-fertilization between artists and scientists.
   • Cross-fertilization of ideas from different fields can lead to innovation.
   • The city's diverse population promotes cultural cross-fertilization.

   Sinónimosblendingcross-fertilisationcross-pollinationexchangefusioninteractioninterchange