In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HETEROGAMY
Etymology
Noun
heterogamy (usually uncountable, plural heterogamies)
(biology) The state of conjugating gametes that are different in size, structure and function.
Synonym: anisogamy
Antonym: homogamy
(sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races.
Synonym: Thesaurus:intermarriage
Antonyms: homogamy, Thesaurus:intermarriage
Anagrams
• game theory
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*og"a*my, n. Etym: [See Heterogamous.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation, alternate;
– in distinction from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual generations alternate. Claus & Sedgwick.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
16 April 2025
RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
Coffee Trivia
