Outcross Definition

outkrôs, -krŏs
outcrosses, outcrossing
verb
To mate (an animal) to an unrelated individual of the same species or breed.
American Heritage
To subject to outcrossing.
Webster's New World
To pollinate (a plant) with pollen from a different plant of the same species, often one that is unrelated or is of a different variety.
American Heritage
To outcross a plant or animal.
American Heritage
noun
The process of outcrossing.
American Heritage Medicine
An individual produced by outcrossing.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Outcross

Noun

Singular:
outcross
Plural:
outcrosses

Origin of Outcross

  • From out- +"Ž cross.

    From Wiktionary

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