Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
cross-pollination is a noun meaning "fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another". It carries 2 recorded senses.
fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cross-pollination come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.