heteroecism

[ het-uh-ree-siz-uhm ]

nounBiology.

the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.

Origin of heteroecism

¹

1870–75; hetero- + Greek oik(ía) “house” + -ism

Other words from heteroecism

het·er·oe·cious [het-uh-ree-shuhs], /ˌhɛt əˈri ʃəs/, adjective
het·er·oe·cious·ly, adverb

Words Nearby heteroecism

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How to use heteroecism in a sentence

This is the only case of heteroecism known in the vegetable kingdom outside the Uredineae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various

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