heterothallic

[ het-er-uh-thal-ik ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈθæl ɪk /

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adjective Mycology.

having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process.Compare homothallic (def. 1).

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Origin of heterothallic

First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + thallic

OTHER WORDS FROM heterothallic

het·er·o·thal·lism, noun

Words nearby heterothallic

heterostyled, heterostyly, heterotactic, heterotaxis, heterotelic, heterothallic, heterotopia, heterotrich, heterotroph, heterotrophic, heterotypic

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British Dictionary definitions for heterothallic

heterothallic

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk) /

adjective

(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli

(of some fungi) having sexual reproduction that occurs only between two self-sterile mycelia

Compare homothallic

Derived forms of heterothallic

heterothallism, noun

Word Origin for heterothallic

C20: from hetero- + Greek thallos green shoot, young twig

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