cross-pollination
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
cross-pol·li·na·tion
(krôs'pŏl'ə-nā'shən, krŏs'-)
n.
n.
- The transfer of pollen from an anther of the flower of one plant to a stigma of the flower of another plant.
- Influence or inspiration between or among diverse elements: "Jazz is fundamentally the cross-pollination of individual musicians playing together and against each other in small groups" (Ralph de Toledano).
Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners:
Top
cross-pollination
The transfer of pollen from a flower on one plant to a flower on a different plant. Some species require cross-pollination in order to set seed. See also self-pollination.
Random House Word Menu:
Top
categories related to 'cross-pollination'
- Business and Science of Agriculture - cross-pollination: exchange of pollen between two plants, naturally or artificially
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners
Taylor's Dictionary for Gardeners, by Frances Tenenbaum. Copyright © 1997 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Mentioned in
Music of Azerbaijan [World Music Library]
(1989 Album by Various Artists)
Agaontidae
(invertebrate zoology)
chasmogamy
(botany)
Pollination
(science)
» More