French Conversation · Level 52
75 words
French word
hybridation
Pronunciation
IPA/ibʁidasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nouncrossbreeding
Example
Nous avons observé l'hybridation de deux fleurs ce matin.
We observed the crossbreeding of two flowers this morning.
More examples
Mon voisin parle de l'hybridation des tomates dans son potager.
My neighbor is talking about the hybridization of tomatoes in his vegetable garden.
Core concept
A controlled cross between unlike plants or animals that creates a hybrid descendant.
Common phrases
l'hybridation des plantes
plant hybridization
faire une hybridation
perform hybridization
l'hybridation entre variétés
hybridization between varieties
Similar words
croisement: Breeding different varieties or strains together to create offspring.
sélection: Selecting individuals with desirable traits for continued breeding.
hybride: An individual that has characteristics from two different parents.
Definition in French
Désigne le croisement entre deux individus ou populations qui produit une descendance hybride, employé surtout en botanique, en élevage et en génétique.
Word origin
Built on French hybride, hybridation uses the suffix -ation to name the process, and hybride ultimately comes from Latin hybrida.
Usage tips
- In technical French, hybridation refers to biological crossing, while English usually uses hybridization for the same process.