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stimulating influence among diverse elements
the cross-pollination of the arts - fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
How To Use cross-pollination In A Sentence
- All of this cross-pollination feeds into their pianism. Times, Sunday Times
- And what makes these populists even more dangerous is their cross-pollination. Pepe Escobar: Letter from Islamophobistan
- The degree of cross-pollination depends on both the amount of wind and the panicle type, open heads being more liable to cross - pollination than compact ones. 7. Sorghum
- Cross-pollination (syngamy): pollen is delivered to a flower of a different plant. Pollination
- He will plant two rows of sweetcorn, necessary for cross-pollination, by mid-August.
- There was a week's exhibition at the Pompidou: Anglo-French cross-pollination at the time of the Restoration. DISPLACED PERSON
- Blueberries are partially self-fertile, which means they bear some fruit without cross-pollination.
- Foreign players are no longer an issue, which cannot be said in Wales, and even the New Zealand Rugby Union has admitted that there is something to be said for cross-pollination. Premiership's winds of change are clearing out cobwebs for England
- Are there subgroups that, while potentially interfertile, are separated by geographic or theological barriers that prevent cross-pollination? Birdwatching for creationists - The Panda's Thumb
- Cross-pollination may cause red rice to become resistant to herbicides.
