Can the 2009 macbooks accept ram from 2011 imac?

We have just purchased a refurbished 2011 27" i5 iMac.  It comes with 4GB of ram standard.  As I don't want to waste that ram when we upgrade it, I was wondering if I could use it in my early 2009 macbook.  I've checked on crucial and the macbook will accept 4GB of ram.  There is a similar question on this forum, but the answer was ambiguous.  I have also trawled a really useful forum on macrumors, but it wasn't clear whether it could accept it or not.
Help would be appreciated.
Regards,

No the RAM is a different size.
The model 5,2 MacBook (Early 2009, 2.0GHz Model Only) uses 200 pin 667mhz PC2-5300 RAM
The model 5,2 MacBook (Mid 2009, 2.13GHz Model Only) uses 200 pin 800mhz PC2-6400 RAM
The model iMac12.2 (Mid 2011) uses 204 pin 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 RAM

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