cross-fertilize
verb(British English also cross-fertilise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cross-fertilize | |
he / she / it cross-fertilizes | |
past simple cross-fertilized | |
past participle cross-fertilized | |
-ing form cross-fertilizing |
- cross-fertilize something (
biology )生物 to fertilize a plant using pollen from a different plant of the same species 异花授粉 Unlike other cereals, rye is cross-fertilized. 与其他谷物不同,黑麦是杂交的。
- cross-fertilize something
to help something develop in a useful or positive way by mixing ideas from a different area 吸收其他领域的思想以促发展