intercross

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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 Darwin, Francis, Sir

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 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

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 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