CROSS-FERTILIZATION
\kɹˈɒsfˌɜːtɪla͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \kɹˈɒsfˌɜːtɪlaɪzˈeɪʃən], \k_ɹ_ˈɒ_s_f_ˌɜː_t_ɪ_l_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
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interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts"
By Princeton University
