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crosspollinate

crosspollinate is the alternative form of cross-pollinate.

Meaning of cross-pollinate

Verb

cross-pollinate (third-person singular simple present cross-pollinates, present participle cross-pollinating, simple past and past participle cross-pollinated)

  1. (transitive) To fertilize by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to the stigma of another.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To inspire, stimulate, or influence between diverse elements.

Forms of crosspollinate

third-person singular presentcrosspollinates
present participlecrosspollinating
past participlecrosspollinated
pastcrosspollinated

Questions about crosspollinate

What is crosspollinate the alternative form of?
Crosspollinate is the alternative form of cross-pollinate.

Words near crosspollinate in the dictionary

  1. crossplays
  2. crossplies
  3. crossply
  4. crosspoint
  5. crosspoints
  6. crosspollinate
  7. crosspollinated
  8. crosspollinates
  9. crosspollinating
  10. crosspollination
  11. crosspollinations

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