noun Download 🔗Share A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back. Examples : "The basketball player practiced backcrosses in the gym, hoping to surprise the defense during the game. " sport action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of crossing a hybrid with one of its parents. Examples : "To improve the corn harvest, the farmer performed several backcrosses, mating the high-yield hybrid plants with the original parent variety that was resistant to disease. " biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An organism produced by such a crossing. Examples : "Because the farmer wanted more plants with the disease resistance of the wild strain, he tested whether the new plants were backcrosses by breeding them with the original wild strain. " organism biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cross a hybrid with one of its parents. Examples : "The farmer backcrossed the hybrid corn with the original yellow variety to improve its drought tolerance. " biology organism agriculture plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
