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cross–fertilize

verb cross–fer·til·ize
cross–fer·til·ized or British cross–fer·til·isedcross–fer·til·iz·ing or British cross–fer·til·is·ing

Medical Definition of CROSS-FERTILIZE

transitive verb
:  to accomplish cross-fertilization of
intransitive verb
:  to undergo cross-fertilization

Variants of CROSS-FERTILIZE

cross–fer·til·ize or British cross–fer·til·ise \-ˈfərt-əl-ˌīz\

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