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/het'euh rom"euhr euhs/, adj.having or consisting of parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower.[1820-30; HETERO- + -MEROUS]
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Heteromerous — Het er*om er*ous, a. [See {Heteromera}.] 1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are hom[oe]morphous, but heteromerous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) With… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heteromerous — [het΄ər äm′ər əs] adj. [ HETERO + MEROUS] Bot. having a whorl or whorls with a different number of parts from that of the other whorls … English World dictionary
heteromerous — /hɛtəˈrɒmərəs/ (say hetuh romuhruhs) adjective having or consisting of parts which differ in quality, number of elements, or the like: a heteromerous flower. {hetero + mer(e) + ous} …
heteromerous — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; meros, part] 1. Nonuniformity in number of parts between organisms of the same species, or organs on the same individual; see homeomerous. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Coleoptera, the tarsi are usually 5,5,4 segments… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteromerous — adjective Having different types or numbers of parts (within the same or similar structure) … Wiktionary
heteromerous — SYN: heteromeric (2). * * * het·er·om·er·ous (het″ər omґər əs) heteromeric … Medical dictionary
heteromerous — adj. composed of differing parts … English contemporary dictionary
heteromerous — [ˌhɛtə rɒm(ə)rəs] adjective Biology having or composed of parts that differ in number or position … English new terms dictionary
heteromerous — het·er·om·er·ous … English syllables
heteromerous — het•er•om•er•ous [[t]ˌhɛt əˈrɒm ər əs[/t]] adj. bio bio having parts that differ in quality, number of elements, or the like • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
