Definition of Outcrossed

1. Verb. (past of outcross) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Outcrossed

1. outcross [v] - See also: outcross

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outcrossed

outcrawl
outcrawled
outcrawling
outcrawls
outcreep
outcried
outcrier
outcriers
outcries
outcrop
outcropped
outcropping
outcroppings
outcrops
outcross
outcrossed (current term)
outcrosses
outcrossing
outcrow
outcrowd
outcrowded
outcrowding
outcrowds
outcrowed
outcrowing
outcrows
outcry
outcrying
outcurse
outcursed

Literary usage of Outcrossed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shorthorn Cattle: A Series of Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Records of by Alvin Howard Sanders (1918)
"Fortunately there were but few who undertook to carry this reckless practice to extreme lengths. It was pointed out that but for the outcrossed families ..."

2. At the Sign of the Stock Yard Inn: The Same Being a True Account of how by Alvin Howard Sanders (1915)
"The outcrossed Grand Duchesses already mentioned now came into their own. The females were not numerous, and had been held together, first by Mr. BOLDEN of ..."

3. A Review of Dipterocarps: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Silviculture by Simmathiri Appanah, Jennifer M. Turnbull (1998)
"Summary of Diversification Processes Most dipterocarps are outcrossed and diploid. Speciation seems to have involved allopatric differentiation of widely ..."

4. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Both self-pollinated and outcrossed species are clearly capable of having significantly differentiated sub-populations adjacent to one another, ..."

5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1896)
"This class should be bred to itself and not outcrossed with the beef breeds at all, as it should be kept for use only on dairy farms and for city folks who ..."

6. Songs for the Chapel: A Series of Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Records by Ambrose White Vernon, Alvin Howard Sanders, Charles Henry Morse (1900)
"... this time became extinct both in Europe and America, leaving the field, so far as Mr. Bates' favorite family was concerned, to the outcrossed branches. ..."

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