intercross
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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
Mr. Walsh ranks the forms which it may be supposed would freely intercross, as varieties; and those which appear to have lost this power, as species.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin
But if, in fact, all hermaphrodites do occasionally intercross, the difference between them and unisexual species is, as far as function is concerned, very small.
From The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition by Charles Darwin
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 Charles Darwin
In other words, this is the day on which those charming little missives, ycleped Valentines, cross and intercross each other at every street and turning.
From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb
