intercross
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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 Charles Darwin
Pisum sativum, varieties of, rarely intercross, but a cross between them highly beneficial.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
This proves that the oak family is young, compared with many other families, whose members are too distantly related to intercross.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Julia Ellen Rogers
Phaseolus vulgaris is perfectly self-sterile; nevertheless, varieties growing in the same garden sometimes intercross largely.
From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin
Both species are grown in pure form in Korea, and they intercross readily, and we do not regard it as a new species.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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