Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-fertilize

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: cross-fer-til-ize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English fertilize English cross-fertilize From cross- + fertilize.

Inflected Forms

cross-fertilizes (present, singular) cross-fertilizing (participle, present) cross-fertilized (participle, past) cross-fertilized (past) cross-fertilise (alternative)

Synonyms

cross-fertilise

Questions

What does cross-fertilize mean?: To undergo (or cause to undergo) cross-fertilization.
Where does cross-fertilize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin cruxbor. Old Irish crosbor. Old Norse krossbor. Old English cros Middle English cross Middle English cros- English cross- English fertilize English cross-fertilize From cross- + fertilize.

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