hybrid vigor

1. 1.

   (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

   Synonymsheterosis

   Broadertendency

   genetics

Questions about hybrid vigor

What does hybrid vigor mean?

hybrid vigor means "(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent".

What is another word for hybrid vigor?

Close synonyms include heterosis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hybrid vigor a common word?

hybrid vigor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.