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heterophyly

heterophyly noun: the tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.

Noun

heterophyly (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.
    • Heterophyly (where a plant has quite different leaves in the juvenile stage compared to the mature state) is just one of many traits manifesting apparently widespread parallel evolution in the plant kingdom […]2000, James Patrick Brock, The Evolution of Adaptive Systems: The General Theory of Evolution, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 438

heterophyly meaning in Tamil

heterophyly in Tamil

பல்லினவிலையுண்மை

Antonyms of heterophyly

Origin of heterophyly

From hetero- + -phyly.

Questions about heterophyly

What does heterophyly mean?
Heterophyly means the tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.
What is heterophyly in Tamil?
Heterophyly in Tamil is பல்லினவிலையுண்மை. See Heterophyly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterophyly?
Heterophyly is a noun.

Words near heterophyly in the dictionary

  1. heterophyids
  2. heterophyletic
  3. heterophylline
  4. heterophyllous
  5. heterophylly
  6. heterophyly
  7. heterophyte
  8. heterophytes
  9. heterophytic
  10. heterophytous
  11. heteropiid

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