HETEROGONOUS


Meaning of HETEROGONOUS in English

— heterogonously , adv.

/het'euh rog"euh neuhs/ , adj.

1. Bot. of or pertaining to monoclinous flowers of two or more kinds occurring on different individuals of the same species, the kinds differing in the relative length of stamens and pistils (opposed to homogonous ).

2. heterogynous.

3. of, pertaining to, or characterized by heterogony.

Also, heterogonic /het'euhr euh gon"ik/ .

[ 1865-70; HETERO- + Gk gón ( os ) race, descent, birth + -OUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .