HOMOGONOUS

Etymology

Adjective

homogonous (not comparable)

(botany) Having all the flowers alike in terms of the stamens and pistils.

Source: Wiktionary


Ho*mog"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. Homogeneous.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having all the flowers of a plant alike in respect to the stamens and pistils.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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