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 cross-fer·til·isa·tion /-ˌfɝtḷəˈzeʃən/ 名詞

 cross-fertilisation
      n 1: fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from
           different individual of the same species [syn: cross-fertilization]
           [ant: self-fertilization]
      2: interchange between different cultures or different ways of
         thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the
         cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
         [syn: cross-fertilization]