To cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.
n.- The act of making such a cross.
- An individual resulting from such a cross.
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To cross (a hybrid) with one of its parents or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.
n.To cross a hybrid with one of its parents, or with an individual genetically identical to one of its parents.
n.Mating the crossbred offspring of a two-way cross back to one of the parent breeds.
A plant derived from a cross between a hybrid and one of its parents.
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
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