homothallic

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adjective

Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant

Opposite
heterothallic
OriginEnglish thallic ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós →
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Meanings

adjectivehomothallic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableProducing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant
nounhomothallic (plural homothallics)

plural homothallics

  1. A homothallic fungus or alga

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heterothallic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishthallic
  7. Englishhomothallic

From homo- + thallic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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