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Heterogony
is always a great word to know.
So is yellow-green algae. Does it mean:
| pertaining to or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap |
| single-celled colonial algae occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters |
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World English Dictionary
| heterogony (ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡənɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | biology the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations in rotifers and similar animals |
| 2. | Compare homogony the condition in plants, such as the primrose, of having flowers that differ from each other in the length of their stamens and styles |
| heter'ogonous | |
| —adj | |
| heter'ogonously | |
| —adv | |
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