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Definition of cross-pollinate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cross-pollinate

verb

cross-pollinate something (biology)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cross-pollinate

he / she / it cross-pollinates

past simple cross-pollinated

-ing form cross-pollinating

to move pollen from a flower or plant onto another flower or plant so that it produces seeds

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cross-pollination

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