What does cross-pollinate mean?

cross-pollinate means "fertilize by transfering pollen".

How many syllables are in cross-pollinate?

cross-pollinate has 4 syllables: cros-s-pol-li-nate. The stress falls on "cros". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɔˌspɑləˌneɪt/.

What is another word for cross-pollinate?

Close synonyms include pollinate, pollenate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cross-pollinate a common word?

cross-pollinate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cross-pollinate?

52 words rhyme with cross-pollinate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

cross-pollinate — meaning, pronunciation and definition

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
fertilize by transfering pollen
Synonymspollinate pollenate
Broaderinseminate

Questions about cross-pollinate

What does cross-pollinate mean?: cross-pollinate means "fertilize by transfering pollen".
How many syllables are in cross-pollinate?: cross-pollinate has 4 syllables: cros-s-pol-li-nate. The stress falls on "cros". In IPA it is /ˈkɹɔˌspɑləˌneɪt/.
What is another word for cross-pollinate?: Close synonyms include pollinate, pollenate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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