heterogamous

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adjective

in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers

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heterogene
OriginEnglish hetero- ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterogamous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyin which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers
    1. not comparablebiologyin the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)
  2. not comparablebiologycharacterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature
  3. not comparablebiologyinvolving heterogametes in the reproductive process

Synonyms & antonyms

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heterogene

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishheterogamous

From hetero- + -gamous.

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APA

heterogamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogamous

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“heterogamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogamous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterogamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterogamous.

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