Used in a Sentence

cross-pollinate

How to use cross-pollinate in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for cross-pollinate.

Editorial note

I never said anyone was sued for having their crops cross-pollinate.

Examples8
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

fertilize by transfering pollen

Meaning at a glance

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verb

fertilize by transfering pollen

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cross-pollinate.

Example sentences

1

I never said anyone was sued for having their crops cross-pollinate.

2

Until they cross-pollinate with a patented GM crop...

3

Those groups merge, cross-pollinate or at least communicate frequently.

4

If the gatekeepers are not bold enough to cross-pollinate ideas, students are disadvantaged.

5

He let insects cross-pollinate\n them en masse, and the resulting plants were crossed at random\n again—and again, and again, four generations in a row.

6

Has google hired a lot of MBA's recently, because it look an awful lot like they are trying to cross-pollinate their main business lines, to improve vertical integration and uptake.

7

But information you have committed to long-term memory can cross-pollinate, become a greater structure, open up new horizons.

8

For example, if just the NT kernel could be separated into its own project, with a clean linkage-point, there'd probably be all sorts of interesting efforts to, for example, create a Debian/NT distribution, or cross-pollinate driver code between Windows and Linux.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use cross-pollinate in a sentence?

I never said anyone was sued for having their crops cross-pollinate.

What does cross-pollinate mean?

fertilize by transfering pollen

What part of speech is cross-pollinate?

cross-pollinate is commonly used as verb.