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heterodichogamy

heterodichogamy noun: the presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower).

Noun

heterodichogamy (uncountable)

  1. The presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower)

Origin of heterodichogamy

From hetero- + dichogamy.

Questions about heterodichogamy

What does heterodichogamy mean?
Heterodichogamy means the presence of two structures that exhibit male and female characteristics at different times (within the same flower).
What part of speech is heterodichogamy?
Heterodichogamy is a noun.

Words near heterodichogamy in the dictionary

  1. heteroderid
  2. heteroderids
  3. heterodetic
  4. heterodiasporic
  5. heterodichogamous
  6. heterodichogamy
  7. heterodiegetic
  8. heterodifunctional
  9. heterodifunctionalized
  10. heterodimensional
  11. heterodimer

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