cross-fertilization

• Substantivo que designa o processo de fertilização envolvendo a fusão de gametas masculinos e femininos de indivíduos diferentes da mesma espécie ou, em sentido figurado, o intercâmbio produtivo e útil entre culturas ou modos de pensar distintos.

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.

   Fertilização 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.

   Sinônimosallogamycross-pollination

   Antônimosself-fertilization

2. Cultural or intellectual exchangeC1formal

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

   Fertilização cruzada

   • 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.

   Sinônimosblendingcross-fertilisationcross-pollinationexchangefusioninteractioninterchange