hybridize
verb (used with object)
to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
hybridizer
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a word derived from
hybridize.
Example Sentences
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A key to Mr. Barnes’s books is that in style as well as form he is a hybridizer, able to combine seemingly contrary temperaments into a single writing voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
For instance, Barbra Streisand, a fragrant mauve rose bred by then-Weeks Roses hybridizer Tom Carruth, is still selling strong more than 20 years after it was introduced in 2001, Bifano said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
And there is always the possibility that a hybridizer will introduce a new variety that is not much different from — or better than — what’s already available.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2021
And Leo Sharp is their Don King — a widely admired hybridizer with nearly 180 officially registered day lilies to his name.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2014
The same argument enables us to understand why Cypripeds lend themselves so readily to the hybridizer.
From About Orchids A Chat by Frederick Boyle
