| 单词 | cross-fertilization |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈcross-fertiliˈzation ˈcross-fertiliˈzation n. (also figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > cross-fertilization cross-fertilization1876 xenogamy1877 allogamy1878 geitonogamy1880 cross-pollination1882 1876 C. Darwin Effects Cross & Self Fertilisation Veg. Kingdom i. 1 Cross-fertilization is sometimes ensured by the sexes being separated. 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. ii. 35 To secure cross-fertilisation..winged insects are almost necessary, because they fly readily from one plant to another. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 26 Jan. 3/3 Nearly all eighteenth-century art in France and England hangs ultimately upon him; and, by their cross-fertilisation, how much of modern art too! 1928 C. H. Dodd Authority of Bible ix. 196 Alexander's conquests had brought the old order to an end. There was a mingling of cultures, a cross-fertilization of East and West. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. p. vii The compulsory cross-fertilization of ideas. 1970 Daily Tel. 22 Apr. 21/5 The companies are now starting on the cross-fertilisation process, exchanging information, identifying common projects. < as lemmas |
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