intercross

Example Sentences

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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 Rogers, Julia Ellen

Mr. Cheeseman also remarks, that as certain Orchids in New Zealand which require insect-aid for their fertilisation bear only a single flower, distinct plants cannot fail to intercross.

From Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Darwin, Charles

From the curving inwards of the two lobes, as they move towards each other, the straight marginal spikes intercross by their tips at first, and ultimately by their bases.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

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 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