heterothallic

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adjective

Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants

Opposite
homothallic
OriginEnglish thallic ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterothallic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyProducing male and female reproductive structures in different plants
nounheterothallic (plural heterothallics)

plural heterothallics

  1. Such an alga or fungus

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
homothallic

Origin

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

From hetero- + thallic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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