graft hybrid

noun

1. a hybrid plant that is produced by grafting and that exhibits characters of both the stock and the scion.

graft hybrid

noun

1. a plant produced by grafting a scion and stock from dissimilar plants such that cells of both stock and scion are mixed in the visible parts, giving an intermediate appearance in at least some parts; chimera

Word History and Origins

Origin of graft hybrid¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

We are thus brought half-way towards a graft- hybrid, in which the formative elements included within the tissues of one individual combine with those included in the tissues of a distinct variety or species, thus giving rise to a new and intermediate form, independently of the male or female sexual organs.

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