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heterogamous
CIDE DICTIONARY
heterogamous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. hétérogame.].
The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
heterogamous, adj.
1 Bot. irregular as regards stamens and pistils.
2 Biol. characterized by heterogamy or heterogony.
1 Bot. irregular as regards stamens and pistils.
2 Biol. characterized by heterogamy or heterogony.
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