Heterogamous - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Heterogamous : \Het`er*og"a*mous\, a. [Hetero- _ Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rogame.] (Bot. & Biol.) (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. (b) Characterized by heterogamy.

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