hybridization
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybridsSynonyms: hybridisationcrossbreedingcrossingcrossinterbreedinghybridizing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Hybridization \Hy`brid*i*za"tion\, n. The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized. [1913 Webster]