Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross-fertilisation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
cross-fer-til-i-sa-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of cross-fertilization.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cross- + fertilisation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cross-fertilisations (plural)

Phrases

cross-fertilise

Frequently Paired Words

cross-fertilise

Synonyms

cross-fertilization

Questions

What does cross-fertilisation mean?
Alternative spelling of cross-fertilization.
Where does cross-fertilisation come from?
From cross- + fertilisation.

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