Etymology

heterogamous

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Today it means: in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers Full definition →

English hetero- ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. English todayheterogamous

From hetero- + -gamous.

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