self-pollination vs. cross-pollination

self-pollination

[ self-pol-uh-ney-shuhn, self- ]show ipa

noun

1. the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, another flower on the same plant, or the flower of a plant of the same clone.

cross-pollination

[ kraws-pol-uh-ney-shuhn, kros- ]show ipa

noun

1. the transfer of pollen from the flower of one plant to the flower of a plant having a different genetic constitution.
2. a sharing or interchange of knowledge, ideas, etc., as for mutual enrichment; cross-fertilization.