cross-pollinate
verb/ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪt/
/ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪt/
(biology)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cross-pollinate | /ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪt/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪt/ |
| he / she / it cross-pollinates | /ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪts/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪts/ |
| past simple cross-pollinated | /ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪtɪd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle cross-pollinated | /ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪtɪd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form cross-pollinating | /ˌkrɒs ˈpɒləneɪtɪŋ/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈpɑːləneɪtɪŋ/ |
- cross-pollinate something to move pollen from a flower or plant onto another flower or plant so that it produces seeds
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