HETEROGAMOUS

Etymology

Adjective

heterogamous (comparative more heterogamous, superlative most heterogamous)

(botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers

in the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)

(biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature

(biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process

Synonyms

• heterogene

Source: Wiktionary

Het`er*og"a*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. hétérogame.] (Bot. & Biol.) (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. (b) Characterized by heterogamy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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