INTERCROSS

Etymology

Verb

intercross (third-person singular simple present intercrosses, present participle intercrossing, simple past and past participle intercrossed)

To cross back over one another

(biology, genetics) To breed two strains having a common ancestry with one another

Noun

intercross (plural intercrosses)

(biology, genetics) The act or product of intercrossing

Source: Wiktionary

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

1. To cross each other, as lines.

2. (Biol.)

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

In"ter*cross`, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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