HETEROPLASTIC
Etymology
Adjective
heteroplastic (comparative more heteroplastic, superlative most heteroplastic)
(pathology) Of, or relating to heteroplasm
(surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species
(botany) Of cells possessing plastids from two or more parent cells or organisms.
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*o*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Hetero- + -plastic.] (Biol.)
Definition: Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Haeckel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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