heteromerous

American  

[het-uh-rom-er-uhs] / ˌhɛt əˈrɒm ər əs /

adjective

1. having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like.

   a heteromerous flower.

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heteromerous British  

/ ˌhɛtəˈrɒmərəs /

adjective

1. biology having or consisting of parts that differ, esp in number

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Etymology

Origin of heteromerous

First recorded in 1820–30; hetero- + -merous

Example Sentences

Like P. Montezumae, and under like influences, it shows much dimensional variation, and the leaf-fascicles are heteromerous, with the larger number in the southern part of its range.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell

Legs heteromerous, four claws to each tarsus, two of them larger than the others, and minutely serrulate on the inside.

From Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits to the Islands in the Arafura Sea. by Stokes, John Lort

Rhipiphorus, rī-pif′o-rus, n. a genus of heteromerous beetles.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

In the Malay Islands I found a heteromerous beetle which exactly resembled a Therates, both being found running on the trunks of trees.

From Darwinism (1889) by Wallace, Alfred Russel

With some species, however, heteromerous fascicles are normal.

From The Genus Pinus by Shaw, George Russell