n.
Pronunciation: ˌ he-t ə - ' rä-g ə -n ē
Function: noun
Date: circa 1887
1 : ALTERNATION OF GENERATIONS especially : alternation of a dioecious with a parthenogenetic generation
2 : ALLOMETRY
– het · ero · gon · ic \ ˌ he-t ə -r ə - ' gä-nik \ adjective