cross-fertile

[ kraws-fur-tl, kros- ]

adjective
  1. capable of cross-fertilization.

Origin of cross-fertile

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby cross-fertile

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How to use cross-fertile in a sentence

  • Now it is easy to see, from this point of view, why artificial varieties are cross-fertile.

    Evolution | Joseph Le Conte