Definition of "cross-pollination" []

• The transfer of pollen from an anther of the flower of one plant to a stigma of the flower of another plant. (noun)
• Influence or inspiration between or among diverse elements: "Jazz is fundamentally the cross-pollination of individual musicians playing together and against each other in small groups” ( Ralph de Toledano). (noun)

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• "Foreign players are no longer an issue, which cannot be said in Wales, and even the New Zealand Rugby Union has admitted that there is something to be said for cross-pollination."
• "(Soundbite of music) RAZ: You know, I've been noticing a lot of kind of cross-pollination on indie records and even on hip-hop records lately."
• "The nonprofit, whose about 70 members help facilitate academic and cultural cross-pollination between the countries, helps introduce Vermonters to Japanese culture."