cross-fertilise

• Verbe signifiant polliniser (une plante) avec le pollen d'une autre plante de la même espèce, ou, plus largement, stimuler ou enrichir par un échange mutuel d'idées ou d'informations.

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.

   devenir fertile par croisement

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

   Synonymescross-pollinatecrossbreedinterbreed

2. Cause to undergo cross-fertilizationC1formalscientific

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

   Croiser (par fécondation croisée)

   • 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.

   Synonymescrosscross-pollinatecrossbreedhybridise