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heteroplastide

heteroplastide noun: an organism composed of different types of tissue (as most animals and plants).

Noun

heteroplastide (plural heteroplastides)

  1. An organism composed of different types of tissue (as most animals and plants)

Antonyms of heteroplastide

  • homoplastide

Forms of heteroplastide

pluralheteroplastides

Origin of heteroplastide

From hetero- + plastide.

Questions about heteroplastide

What does heteroplastide mean?
Heteroplastide means an organism composed of different types of tissue (as most animals and plants).
What part of speech is heteroplastide?
Heteroplastide is a noun.
What is the plural of heteroplastide?
The plural of heteroplastide is heteroplastides.

Words near heteroplastide in the dictionary

  1. heteroplasmon
  2. heteroplasmons
  3. heteroplasms
  4. heteroplasmy
  5. heteroplastic
  6. heteroplastide
  7. heteroplastides
  8. heteroplasties
  9. heteroplasty
  10. heteroplate
  11. heteroplates

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