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Definition of Heteroicous
1. Adjective. Having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heteroicous
Literary usage of Heteroicous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1901)
"heteroicous : scattered or caespitose, dark green becoming paler or brownish with
age : stems dichotomous, i cm. or more long, 0.3 mm. in diameter and about ..."
2. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (1914)
"It is probable therefore that the inflorescence ought to be described as heteroicous,
in which case the male individuals described by Gottsche may have been ..."
3. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1899)
"... rarely heteroicous : S bracts 3—5 pairs immediately below the archegonia or
perianth, the uppermost functioning also as 9 bracts, almost transversely ..."
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