intercross

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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 Darwin, Charles

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 Darwin, Charles

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

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

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