pollinisation croisée

Definitions of pollinisation croisée
  1. noun
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one flower to the stigma of another
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    antonyms:
    autofécondation, autogamie
    fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of the same flower
    type of:
    pollinisation
    transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant
  2. noun
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
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    antonyms:
    autofécondation, autogamie
    fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
    type of:
    fécondation
    creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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