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Verb: cross-pollinate  krós'póluneyt
  1. Fertilize by transferring pollen
    - pollinate, pollenate

Derived forms: cross-pollinating, cross-pollinates, cross-pollinated

See also: cross-pollination

Type of: fecundate, fertilise [Brit], fertilize, inseminate

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Crossopterygii
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