cross-pollinating

ˌkrɔːsˈpɒləˌneɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of cross-pollinating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

innovation

Rare

mixing ideas or influences from different sources

Rare

The cross-pollinating workshop sparked innovative solutions.

hybridizing

interdisciplinary

plant

TECH.

related to the process of cross-pollination

TECH.

The cross-pollinating plants produced a new hybrid.

cross-fertilizing

hybridizing

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Origin of cross-pollinating

Latin, crux (cross) + pollinatus (pollinated)

Examples of cross-pollinating in a sentence

The cross-pollinating event merged art and technology.
Cross-pollinating species can enhance biodiversity.
The garden featured cross-pollinating flowers.

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French:interdisciplinaire, à pollinisation croisée, ...
German:innovativ, fremdbestäubend, ...
Italian:ibrido, ibridate, ...
Spanish:innovador, híbrido, ...
Portuguese:interdisciplinar, híbridas, ...
Chinese:跨界的, 异花授粉的, ...
Japanese:異文化交流の, 異花受粉する, ...
Arabic:تَبادُلي, مُلَقِّح خَلْطِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְעֻרְבָּב, מְאַבֵּק צָלָב, ...
Russian:кросс-поллинирующий, перекрестно опыляемый, ...
Ukrainian:крос-полінуючий, перехресно запилюваний, ...
Hindi:संवर्धन, परागण करने वाला, ...
Bengali:উদ্ভাবনী, পরাগায়ণকারী, ...
Catalan:interdisciplinari, híbrides, ...
Czech:mezioborový, cizosprašný, ...
Danish:krydsbestøvende, ...
Dutch:kruisbestuivend, ...
Greek:διασταυρούμενος, επικονιαστικός, ...
Hungarian:keresztmegtermékenyítő, keresztbeporzó, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លងបញ្ចូលគ្នា, ឆ្លងលម្អង, ...
Korean:아이디어를 교류하는, 교배하는, ...
Persian:نوآورانه, گرده‌افشان متقابل, ...
Polish:mieszający wpływy, krzyżowo zapylany, ...
Portuguese (BR):inovador, híbrido, ...
Romanian:hibrid, polenizator încrucișat, ...
Swedish:tvärvetenskaplig, korspollinerande, ...
Thai:ผสมผสาน, ผสมเกสรข้ามต้น, ...
Turkish:fikir alışverişi yapılan, çapraz tozlaşan, ...
Vietnamese:trộn lẫn ý tưởng, thụ phấn chéo, ...

cross-pollinate

krɔːs ˈpɒləneɪt

Definition of cross-pollinate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

collaboration

tr./intr.

Rare

exchange ideas between different fields or groups

tr./intr.

Rare

The conference helped cross-pollinate ideas among scientists.

interchange

transfer

plant

tr.

TECH.

pollinate by transferring pollen between flowers

tr.

TECH.

Bees cross-pollinate the flowers in the garden.

fertilize

inseminate

pollinate

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Origin of cross-pollinate

Latin, crux (cross) + pollen (fine dust)

Examples of cross-pollinate in a sentence

The workshop aimed to cross-pollinate ideas between educators and technologists.
Farmers often cross-pollinate crops to increase yield.
Gardeners cross-pollinate roses to create new varieties.

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French:croiser, polliniser, ...
German:vernetzen, bestäuben, ...
Italian:contaminare, impollinare, ...
Spanish:intercambiar ideas, polinizar, ...
Portuguese:trocar ideias, polinizar, ...
Chinese:交流思想, 传粉, ...
Japanese:交流する, 受粉させる, ...
Arabic:بَادَلَ الأَفْكَارَ, لَقَّحَ تَلْقِيحًا مُتَبَادَلًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְרוֹת, לְהַאֲבִיק, ...
Russian:перекрестно опылять, переносить пыльцу, ...
Ukrainian:обмінятися, запилювати, ...
Hindi:आदान-प्रदान करना, परागित करना, ...
Bengali:বিনিময় করা, পরাগায়ন করা, ...
Catalan:intercanviar, pol.linitzar, ...
Czech:propojovat myšlenky, cizosprášit, ...
Danish:udveksle, bestøve, ...
Dutch:kruisbestuiven, bestuiven, ...
Greek:ανταλλάσσω ιδέες, επικονιάζω, ...
Hungarian:ötleteket cserélni, keresztbeporozni, ...
Khmer:ផ្លាស់ប្តូរគំនិតគ្នា, លម្អងឆ្លង, ...
Korean:교환하다, 수분하다, ...
Persian:کمک کرد, گرده‌افشانی کرد, ...
Polish:wymieniać się pomysłami, zapylać krzyżowo, ...
Portuguese (BR):trocar ideias, polinizar, ...
Romanian:a schimba idei, a poleniza, ...
Swedish:korsbefrukta, korspollinera, ...
Thai:แลกเปลี่ยน, ผสมเกสร, ...
Turkish:alışveriş yapmak, tozlaştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:trao đổi ý tưởng, thụ phấn chéo, ...

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