cross-pollinate
- v fertilize by transfering pollen
- Or that man-made seeds might cross-pollinate with other plant species, with unknown and potentially devastating results.
- Since hemp and marijuana are members of the same species, they will cross-pollinate, degrading the quality of any pot hidden in a hemp field.
- But as they say down there when a big problem comes up late Friday afternoon: 'Let's kick this around over the weekend, and Monday morning we'll get together and cross-pollinate.