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cross-pollination

The definition of cross-pollination is when something grows or is stimulated by the introduction of a different element.

(noun)

When a bee takes pollen from one plant and transfers it to another, this is an example of cross-pollination.

See cross-pollination in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the transfer of pollen from the anther of one flower to the stigma of another with a different genetic composition, as by insects, or deliberately by a botanist

See cross-pollination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The transfer of pollen from an anther of the flower of one plant to a stigma of the flower of another plant.
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).

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