Meaning : Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.
Synonyms : cross-fertilization
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual.
self-fertilisation, self-fertilizationMeaning : Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial.
Example :
The cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts.
Synonyms : cross-fertilization