cross-pollination
- n fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
- n stimulating influence among diverse elements
the cross-pollination of the arts
- CON: Art critics have sneered at Murakami's unapologetic cross-pollination of art and commerce.
- Others are worried about possible cross-pollination that could render other plants sterile.
- A vivid, character-driven story about an American innocent living in Mexico City, Jessica Abel's La Perdida taps into the zeitgeist of immigration and cultural cross-pollination .