intercross
Example Sentences
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It has been said in the case of this plant, as of so many others, that the flowers are fertilised in the bud, and that distinct plants or varieties can never naturally intercross.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
I know nothing about the self-fertility of Trollius Lecoq 'De la Fecondation' 1862 page 93, Mahonia, and Crinum, in which genera the species intercross largely.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
I have seen several times bees visiting common and sweet peas, and yet varieties, purposely grown close together, hardly ever intercross.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
Why then do not the varieties occasionally intercross, though this would not often happen, as insects so rarely act in an efficient manner?
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
Cultivated plants like those in a state of nature frequently intercross, and will thus mingle their constitutional peculiarities.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
