'Hybridization' definitions:

Definition of 'hybridization'

(from WordNet)
noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids [syn: hybridization, hybridisation, crossbreeding, crossing, cross, interbreeding, hybridizing]

Definition of 'Hybridization'

From: GCIDE
  • Hybridization \Hy`brid*i*za"tion\, n. The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized. [1913 Webster]