homochromous

[hoh-muh-kroh-muhs, hom-uh-]

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

1. being all of one color, as a composite flower or flower head.

homochromous

/ ˌhəʊməˈkrəʊməs, ˌhɒm- /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• homochromy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of homochromous¹

First recorded in 1835–45; homochrome + -ous