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heteroecism
[ het-uh-ree-siz-uhm ]
noun
, Biology.
- the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
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Other Words From
- het·er·oe·cious [het-, uh, -, ree, -sh, uh, s], adjective
- heter·oecious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heteroecism1
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Example Sentences
This is the only case of heteroecism known in the vegetable kingdom outside the Uredineae.
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