Verb: cross-fertilize krós'fur-tu,lIz
- Cause to undergo cross-fertilization
"Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans";
- cross-fertilise [Brit]
- Undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile
"The orchids cross-fertilized to produce a new hybrid";
- cross-fertilise [Brit]
Derived forms: cross-fertilizing, cross-fertilized, cross-fertilizes
Type of: change state, fecundate, fertilise [Brit], fertilize, inseminate, turn