hybrid : Idioms & Phrases


hybrid petunia

  • noun hybrids of Petunia axillaris and Petunia integrifolia: a complex group of petunias having single or double flowers in colors from white to purple
    Petunia hybrida.
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hybrid tuberous begonia

  • noun any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers
    Begonia tuberhybrida.
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hybrid vigor

  • noun (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
    heterosis.
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Variety hybrid

  • (Biol.), a cross between two individuals of different varieties of the same species; a mongrel.
Webster 1913