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| American Beauty |
a type of hybrid rose that bears long-stemmed red flowers. |
| beefalo |
the hybrid offspring of beef cattle and the American buffalo. |
| cross |
a combination of two things resulting in a product or offspring having characteristics of both; hybrid. [1/16 definitions] |
| crossbred |
an animal or plant produced by crossbreeding; mongrel; hybrid. [1/2 definitions] |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by breeding two different varieties of the same species. [3 definitions] |
| cross-pollination |
the transfer of pollen, as by bees, from one flower to another of different genetic composition, resulting in the production of a hybrid; cross-fertilization. |
| damask rose |
a fragrant pink Asian rose that is an ancestor of hybrid roses and whose oil is often used as a source for attar. |
| floribunda |
any of various hybrid roses that bear abundant clusters of flowers. |
| hinny |
the hybrid offspring of a female donkey and a male horse. (Cf. mule1.) |
| lingua franca |
a hybrid language made up of elements of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, spoken in certain Mediterranean port areas. [2 definitions] |
| mule1 |
the sterile, hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. [1/3 definitions] |
| Rock Cornish |
a hybrid chicken produced by mating White Rock and Cornish stock. |
| tangelo |
a hybrid citrus tree produced from crossing certain varieties of grapefruit and tangerine. [1/2 definitions] |
| youngberry |
a hybrid, dark red berry that is a cross between a blackberry and a dewberry, cultivated in the southwestern United States. [1/2 definitions] |
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