Crossbreeding-Creating a new organism by crossing, or mating, two different varieties within a species.
Crossbreeding two species to create a plant with some characterisitics of each parent.
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Though most often associated with the American South, the first Weeping Willow cultivar originated from a crossbreeding between Chinese and European types of willows.
A plant resulting from the crossbreeding of two plants of the same type with different characteristics.
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They have been cultivated for centuries and often, as a result of breeding and crossbreeding, bear no resemblance to their wild forebears.
Pansies are part of the large flower family that includes violets and Johnny-jump-ups. They emerged in the early 1800s as the result of crossbreeding four different viola varieties to create the trademark "face." ...
Plants within the same species can crossbreed when pollen is carried from one plant to another: Picture a robust cabbage crossbreeding with a sickly specimen. The resulting seeds would likely convey the undesirable traits.
 See also: Plant, Cross, Genera, Flower, Soil
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