intercross
Example Sentences
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The fully-developed males and females are winged, and individuals from distinct nests can hardly fail often 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
There is no doubt that these three pheasants, namely, the common, the true ring-necked, and the Japan, intercross, and are becoming blended together in the woods of several parts of England.
From On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) 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
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
