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heterocephalous

heterocephalous adjective: bearing two kinds of head or capitula; said of certain composite plants.

Adjective

heterocephalous (not comparable)

  1. Bearing two kinds of head or capitula; said of certain composite plants.
  2. Having the governing body appointed by an outside authority; government through heterocephaly.
    • It is possible for a heterocephalous group to be autonomous and an autocephalous group to be heteronomous2009, Max Weber, The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization

heterocephalous meaning in Tamil

heterocephalous in Tamil

இதரதலைத் தன்மைக்குரிய

Origin of heterocephalous

From hetero- + -cephalous.

Questions about heterocephalous

What does heterocephalous mean?
Heterocephalous means bearing two kinds of head or capitula; said of certain composite plants.
What is heterocephalous in Tamil?
Heterocephalous in Tamil is இதரதலைத் தன்மைக்குரிய. See Heterocephalous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterocephalous?
Heterocephalous is an adjective.

Words near heterocephalous in the dictionary

  1. heterocentric
  2. heterocentricity
  3. heterocentrism
  4. heterocentrisms
  5. heterocentrist
  6. heterocephalous
  7. heterocephalus
  8. heterocephaly
  9. heteroceptor
  10. heteroceptors
  11. heterocerc

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