heterogonous
Americanadjective
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Botany. of or relating to monoclinous flowers of two or more kinds occurring on different individuals of the same species, the kinds differing in the relative length of stamens and pistils (homogonous ).
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of, relating to, or characterized by heterogony.
Other Word Forms
- heterogonously adverb
Etymology
Origin of heterogonous
1865–70; hetero- + Greek gón ( os ) race, descent, birth + -ous
Example Sentences
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It made him more tolerant - before, we were a heterogonous group that only wanted trouble.
From BBC
Heterogony, Heterogone, or Heterogonous, with stamens and pistil reciprocally of two sorts, 116.
From Project Gutenberg
Gray, Professor Asa, proposes the term heterogone or heterogonous. on Linum.
From Project Gutenberg
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