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cross-fertilize

[kraws-fur-tl-ahyz, kros-] / ˈkrɔsˈfɜr tlˌaɪz, ˈkrɒs- /


VERB
pollinate
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James Huckenpahler’s digital prints cross-fertilize portraits from the Brady-Handy collection of Civil War-era photography with images from the artist’s computer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2018

But the line behind her, filled with a generation of comics who’ve managed to cross-fertilize standup and with a contemporary, queer sensibility, is growing rapidly, and comedy’s evolving apparatus can barely keep pace.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2018

The practical benefit is that the multiple projects cross-fertilize each other.

From Time • Oct. 6, 2016

If other barnacles also use ocean currents to cross-fertilize, scientists may have to rework their population models, he says.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2013

But the flies which cross-fertilize this plant seem to be uninjured by its nectar.

From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Blanchan, Neltje




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