释义 |
het·er·om·er·ous \|hed.ərämərəs\ adjective Etymology: heter- + Greek meros part + English -ous — more at merit 1. : unrelated in chemical composition — used of homeomorphous substances 2. of a flower : having one or more whorls the number of whose members differs from that of the remaining whorls — opposed to isomerous 3. : having a thallus with one or more layers of algal cells < heteromerous lichens > — opposed to homoeomerous |