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heteranthery

heteranthery noun: the property of some flowering plants to have different types of stamen within the same flower. Research suggests the different stamens perform different functions in the plant's pollination strategy.

Noun

heteranthery (uncountable)

  1. The property of some flowering plants to have different types of stamen within the same flower. Research suggests the different stamens perform different functions in the plant's pollination strategy.

Questions about heteranthery

What does heteranthery mean?
Heteranthery means the property of some flowering plants to have different types of stamen within the same flower. Research suggests the different stamens perform different functions in the plant's pollination strategy.
What part of speech is heteranthery?
Heteranthery is a noun.

Words near heteranthery in the dictionary

  1. heter-
  2. heteracanth
  3. heteradenia
  4. heterandrous
  5. heterandry
  6. heteranthery
  7. heteranthrene
  8. heteranthrenes
  9. heterarchic
  10. heterarchical
  11. heterarchically

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