intercross

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Much other indirect evidence could be given with respect to the extent to which varieties of the same species spontaneously intercross.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

If two distinct breeds were to be confined together in equal numbers, there is reason to suspect that they would to a certain extent prefer pairing with their own kind; but they would likewise intercross.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

We have also seen that as plants became more highly developed and affixed to the ground, they would be compelled to be anemophilous in order to intercross.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

From the inward curvature of the lobes as they approach each other, the tips of the marginal spikes first intercross, and ultimately their bases.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

Lathyrus odoratus, varieties of, never naturally intercross in England.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles