HETEROTHALLIC

Etymology

Adjective

heterothallic (not comparable)

(botany, of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants

Noun

heterothallic (plural heterothallics)

Such an alga or fungus

Antonyms

• homothallic

Source: Wiktionary



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