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Definition of: cross-fertilization

(krôs′fûr′tə·lə·zā′shən, kros′-) noun
1. Biol.
The fertilization of an organism by the union of sexually differentiated reproductive cells or gametes, one from the ovum and one from the sperm.
2. Bot. The fertilization of one plant or flower by the pollen from another.

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