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cross-fertile

cross-fer·tile
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kraws, kros fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
    • /krɔs, krɒs ˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kraws, kros fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
    • /krɔs, krɒs ˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/

Definitions of cross-fertile word

  • adjective cross-fertile capable of cross-fertilization or of being cross-fertilized 3
  • adjective cross-fertile capable of cross-fertilization. 1
See all 2 definitions of cross-fertile

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Origin of cross-fertile

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Cross-fertile

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cross-fertile

cross-fertile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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