First Known Use: 1904
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heterothallic
adjective het·ero·thal·lic \ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈtha-lik\
Definition of HETEROTHALLIC
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: having two or more morphologically similar haploid phases or types of which individuals from the same type are mutually sterile but individuals from different types are cross-fertile <heterothallic fungi> <heterothallic spores>
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Origin of HETEROTHALLIC
heter- + thallus + -ic
Medical Dictionary
heterothallic
adjective het·ero·thal·lic \-ˈthal-ik\
Medical Definition of HETEROTHALLIC
: having two or more morphologically similar haploid phases or types of which individuals from the same type are mutually sterile but individuals from different types are cross-fertile
—het·ero·thal·lism \-ˈthal-ˌiz-əm\ noun
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