heterogonous

[ het-uh-rog-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

1. 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 ).
2. heterogynous.
3. of, relating to, or characterized by heterogony.

Other Words From

• heter·ogo·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterogonous¹

1865–70; hetero- + Greek gón ( os ) race, descent, birth + -ous