heterogoneadj.
/ˈhɛtərəɡəʊn/ Botany.
= heterogonous adj. 1.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > characterized by relative length
homomorphous1854
thrum-eyed1861
trimorphic1866
dimorphic1870
homomorphic1873
heteromorphic1874
heterostyled1876
heterogone1877
heterogonous1877
homogone1877
homogonous1877
homostyled1877
homostylic1883
homostylous1886
heterostylous1887
1877 Gray in Amer. Jrnl. Sc. 3rd Ser. XIII. 82 I propose the..term of heterogone (or heterogonous) for these flowers.
1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) i. 235 The nature of heterogone dimorphism may well be understood from a single example. The most familiar one is that of Houstonia.
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