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heterotrichous

heterotrichous adjective: having a thallus that is partly prostrate and partly upright.

Adjective

heterotrichous (not comparable)

  1. Having a thallus that is partly prostrate and partly upright

Origin of heterotrichous

From hetero- + -trichous.

Questions about heterotrichous

What does heterotrichous mean?
Heterotrichous means having a thallus that is partly prostrate and partly upright.
What part of speech is heterotrichous?
Heterotrichous is an adjective.

Words near heterotrichous in the dictionary

  1. heterotransplantable
  2. heterotransplantation
  3. heterotransplantations
  4. heterotransplanted
  5. heterotransplants
  6. heterotrichous
  7. heterotricycle
  8. heterotricycles
  9. heterotricyclic
  10. heterotrimer
  11. heterotrimeric

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