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cross-fertile

[ kraws-fur-tl, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˈfɜr tl, ˈkrɒs- /

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adjective

capable of cross-fertilization.

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Nearby words

cross-examination, cross-examine, cross-eye, cross-eyed, cross-fade, cross-fertile, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilize, cross-file, cross-fire, cross-florida waterway

Origin of cross-fertile

First recorded in 1925–30

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cross-fertile

Now it is easy to see, from this point of view, why artificial varieties are cross-fertile.
Evolution|Joseph Le Conte