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Verb: cross-pollinate  ,krós'pó-lu,neyt
  1. Fertilize by transferring pollen
    "These types of flowers are the easiest to cross-pollinate";
    - pollinate, pollinise [Brit], pollinize

Derived forms: cross-pollinated, cross-pollinates, cross-pollinating

Type of: fecundate, fertilise [Brit], fertilize, inseminate

Encyclopedia: Cross-pollinate