heterothallic

[ het-er-uh-thal-ik ]

adjectiveMycology.
  1. having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process.: Compare homothallic (def. 1).

Origin of heterothallic

1
First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + thallic

Other words from heterothallic

  • het·er·o·thal·lism, noun

Words Nearby heterothallic

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British Dictionary definitions for heterothallic

heterothallic

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli

  2. (of some fungi) having sexual reproduction that occurs only between two self-sterile mycelia

Origin of heterothallic

1
C20: from hetero- + Greek thallos green shoot, young twig

Derived forms of heterothallic

  • heterothallism, noun

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