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heterocarpism

heterocarpism noun: synonym of heterocarpy.

Noun

heterocarpism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of heterocarpy.
    Synonyms:
    heterocarpy

Synonyms of heterocarpism

Origin of heterocarpism

From hetero- + -carp + -ism.

Questions about heterocarpism

What does heterocarpism mean?
Heterocarpism means synonym of heterocarpy.
What part of speech is heterocarpism?
Heterocarpism is a noun.

Words near heterocarpism in the dictionary

  1. heterobranchian
  2. heterobranchians
  3. heterobranchs
  4. heterobrochate
  5. heterocarpic
  6. heterocarpism
  7. heterocarpous
  8. heterocarpy
  9. heterocaryotic
  10. heterocatalysis
  11. heterocatalytic

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