homochromous

[ hoh-muh-kroh-muhs, hom-uh- ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. being all of one color, as a composite flower or flower head.

homochromous

/ ˌhəʊməˈkrəʊməs; ˌhɒm- /

adjective

1. (esp of plant parts) of only one colour

Other Words From

• ho·mo·chro·my [hoh, -m, uh, -kroh-mee, hom, -, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of homochromous¹

First recorded in 1835–45; homochrome + -ous