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homogonous

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[huh-mog-uh-nuhs, hoh-] / həˈmɒg ə nəs, hoʊ- /

adjective

Botany.
  1. pertaining to monoclinous flowers that do not differ in the relative length of stamens and pistils (heterogonous ).


Other Word Forms

  • homogonously adverb

Etymology

Origin of homogonous

1877; homo- + -gonous < Greek -gonos generating; -gony, -ous

Example Sentences

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Kyenge, who has refrained from directly responding or commenting on the attacks, says she hopes that public outcry speaks for itself against those who want to see Italy as a homogonous society.

From Newsweek

Homogone, or Homogonous, counterpart of Heterogone or Homostyled.

From Project Gutenberg

The roads she chose were random and she kept yearning to move southwest until she was out of America to that neighboring country of Mexico so different than the homogonous American model that was rife the world over.

From Project Gutenberg