Intercross

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intercross \In"ter*cross`\, n.
     The process or result of cross fertilization between
     different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.
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           We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses


           take place with all animals and plants.  --Darwin.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intercross \In`ter*cross"\ (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.
     {Intercrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercrossing}.]
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     1. To cross each other, as lines.
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     2. (Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or
        variety by another; to impregnate by a different species
        or variety.
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