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- [het-uh-rom-er-uh s]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒm ər əs/
- /hetrˈɒmərəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [het-uh-rom-er-uh s]
- /ˌhɛt əˈrɒm ər əs/
Definitions of heteromerous word
- adjective heteromerous having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower. 1
- adjective heteromerous having or consisting of parts that differ, esp in number 0
- adjective heteromerous having a whorl or whorls with a different number of parts from that of the other whorls 0
- adjective heteromerous (biology) Having different types or numbers of parts (within the same or similar structure). 0
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Origin of heteromerous
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; hetero- + -merous
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Parts of speech for Heteromerous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
heteromerous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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