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homochromous

[hoh-muh-kroh-muh s, hom-uh-]
adjective Botany, Zoology.
  1. being all of one color, as a composite flower or flower head.
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Origin of homochromous

First recorded in 1835–45; homochrome + -ous
Related formsho·mo·chro·my [hoh-muh-kroh-mee, hom-uh-] /ˈhoʊ məˌkroʊ mi, ˈhɒm ə-/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for homochromous

homochromous

adjective
  1. (esp of plant parts) of only one colour
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