cross-pollination
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noun \ˌkrȯs-ˌpä-lə-ˈnā-shən\Definition of CROSS-POLLINATION
1
: the transfer of pollen from one flower to the stigma of another
2
: cross-fertilization 2 <cross–pollination of fantasy and realism>
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