heterothallic
[ het-er-uh-thal-ik ]
adjectiveMycology.
having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process.: Compare homothallic (def. 1).
Origin of heterothallic
1Other words from heterothallic
- het·er·o·thal·lism, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for heterothallic
heterothallic
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk) /
adjective
(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli
(of some fungi) having sexual reproduction that occurs only between two self-sterile mycelia
Origin of heterothallic
1C20: from hetero- + Greek thallos green shoot, young twig
- Compare homothallic
Derived forms of heterothallic
- heterothallism, noun
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