cross-fertilisation

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Noun	1.	cross-fertilisation - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species cross-fertilization fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation - creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant allogamy - cross-fertilization in plants
	2.	cross-fertilisation - interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts" cross-fertilization interchange, reciprocation, give-and-take - mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

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The chairman of ADS in the state, Alhaji Saliu Owolabi, described the meeting as an avenue to foster unity and cross-fertilisation of ideas about the growth and development of the organisation.

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