Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-pollination

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: cross-pol-li-na-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Inspiration, stimulation, or influence between diverse elements.

Countable; Uncountable

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 pollination English cross-pollination From cross- + pollination.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-pollinations (plural) crosspollination (alternative)

Phrases

cross-pollinate

Frequently Paired Words

cross-pollinate

Questions

What does cross-pollination mean?: Fertilization by the transfer of pollen from an anther of one plant to a stigma of another.
Where does cross-pollination 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 pollination English cross-pollination From cross- + pollination.

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