HETEROTHALLIC


Meaning of HETEROTHALLIC in English

Pronunciation: ˌ he-t ə -r ō - ' tha-lik

Function: adjective

Etymology: heter- + thallus + -ic

Date: 1904

1 : having two or more morphologically similar haploid phases or types of which individuals from the same type are mutually sterile but individuals from different types are cross-fertile < heterothallic fungi> < heterothallic spores>

2 : DIOECIOUS

– het · ero · thal · lism \ - ' tha- ˌ li-z ə m \ noun

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