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het·ero·blas·tic \|hed.ərō|blastik\ adjective Etymology: heter- + -blastic 1. : having an indirect embryonic development — opposed to homoblastic; compare embryogeny 2. : arising from different germ layers — used of functionally similar organs of related animals 3. : having young and adult forms different < heteroblastic leaves of flowering plants > • het·ero·blas·ty \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌblastē\ noun -es |