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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTERCROSS

In `ter *cross ", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed; p. pr. & vb. n.Intercrossing.]

 

1. To cross each other, as lines.

 

2. (Biol.)

 

Defn: To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.

 

INTERCROSS

INTERCROSS In "ter *cross `, n.

 

Defn: The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants. We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants. Darwin.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intercross

in ter cross |ˌintərˈkrôs ˌɪntərˈkrɔs | ▶verb (with reference to animals or plants of different breeds or varieties ) interbreed or cause to interbreed. ▶noun an instance of intercrossing of animals or plants. • an animal or plant resulting from this.

 

Oxford Dictionary

intercross

inter |cross |ɪntəˈkrɒs | ▶verb (with reference to animals or plants of different breeds or varieties ) interbreed or cause to interbreed. ▶noun an instance of intercrossing. • an animal or plant resulting from intercrossing.

 

Duden Dictionary

Intercrosse

In ter crosse Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈkrɔs |zusammengezogen aus inter national und La crosse aus Lacrosse entwickeltes Mannschaftsspiel, bei dem der Hartgummiball durch einen weichen Gummiball ersetzt worden und kein Körperkontakt erlaubt ist