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heterogamous

het·er·og·a·mous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [het-uh-rog-uh-muh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg ə məs/
    • /hetrˈɒɡəməs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [het-uh-rog-uh-muh s]
    • /ˌhɛt əˈrɒg ə məs/

Definitions of heterogamous word

  • adjective heterogamous Genetics. having unlike gametes, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to isogamous). 1
  • adjective heterogamous Botany. having flowers or florets of two sexually different kinds (opposed to homogamous). 1
  • noun heterogamous (botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. 1
  • adjective heterogamous characterized by the uniting of heterogametes 0
  • adjective heterogamous characterized by reproduction in which sexual and asexual generations alternate 0
  • adjective heterogamous bearing flowers that are sexually different 0
See all 8 definitions of heterogamous

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Origin of heterogamous

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; hetero- + -gamous

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Parts of speech for Heterogamous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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heterogamous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

heterogamous usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • homogamous

    Botany. having flowers or florets that do not differ sexually (opposed to heterogamous). having the stamens and pistils maturing simultaneously (opposed to dichogamous).

  • isogamous

    having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous).

  • macrogamete

    (in heterogamous reproduction) the larger and usually female of a pair of conjugating gametes.

  • microgamete

    (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
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