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Meaning of "heterogamous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROGAMOUS

heterogamous  [ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROGAMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterogamous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HETEROGAMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heterogamy

Heterogamy has a number of biological definitions: ▪ In reproductive biology, heterogamy is the alternation of differently organized generations, applied to the alternation between parthenogenetic and a sexual generation. This type of heterogamy occurs for example in some aphids. ▪ In reproductive biology, heterogamy or heterogamous is often used as a synonym of heterogametic, meaning the presence of two unlike chromosomes in a sex. For example, XY males and ZW females are called the heterogamous sex. ▪ In cell biology, heterogamy is a synonym of anisogamy, the condition of having differently sized male and female gametes produced by different sexes or mating types in a species. ▪ In botany, a plant is heterogamous when it carries at least two different types of flowers in regards to their reproductive structures, for example male and female flowers or bisexual and female flowers. Stamens and carpels are not regularly present in each flower or floret.

Definition of heterogamous in the English dictionary

The first definition of heterogamous in the dictionary is of or relating to a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes differ in both size and form. Other definition of heterogamous is of or relating to a condition in which different types of reproduction occur in successive generations of an organism. Heterogamous is also of or relating to the presence of both male and female flowers in one inflorescence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROGAMOUS


allogamous
æˈlɒɡəməs
anisogamous
ˌænaɪˈsɒɡəməs
apogamous
əˈpɒɡəməs
autogamous
ɔ:ˈtɒɡəməs
bigamous
ˈbɪɡəməs
chasmogamous
kæzˈmɒɡəməs
cryptogamic
krɪpˈtɒɡəməs
cryptogamous
krɪpˈtɒɡəməs
exogamous
ɛkˈsɒɡəməs
geitonogamous
ˌɡaɪtəˈnɒɡəməs
hercogamous
hɜːˈkɒɡəməs
homogamous
hɒˈmɒɡəməs
monogamous
məˈnɒɡəməs
nonmonogamous
ˌnɒnməˈnɒɡəməs
oogamous
əʊˈɒɡəməs
phaenogamous
fiːˈnɒɡəməs
phanerogamous
ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs
polygamous
pəˈlɪɡəməs
xenogamous
zeˈnɒɡəməs
zoogamous
zəʊˈɒɡəməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROGAMOUS

heterogamete
heterogametic
heterogamety
heterogamy
heterogeneity
heterogeneous
heterogeneously
heterogeneousness
heterogenesis
heterogenetic
heterogenetically
heterogenic
heterogenous
heterogeny
heterogonic
heterogonous
heterogonously
heterogony
heterograft
heterographic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROGAMOUS

anonymous
biramous
cleistogamous
dichogamous
didynamous
digamous
endogamous
famous
hypergamous
infamous
isogamous
monothalamous
polythalamous
ramous
squamous
syngamous
tetradynamous
trigamous
unfamous
uniramous
world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of heterogamous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterogamous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROGAMOUS

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The translations of heterogamous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterogamous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异质性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterógamos
570 millions of speakers

English

heterogamous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterogamous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متغاير الأعراس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

heterogamous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterogamous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসমজননকোষী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérogames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterogamous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heterogamous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterogamous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterogamous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterogamous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterogamous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதரபுணரித்தன்மையுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्परिवर्तन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterogamous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

heterogamous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterogamous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

heterogamous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterogamous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heterogamous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterogamous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterogamous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterogamous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterogamous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMOUS»

The term «heterogamous» is used very little and occupies the 180.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heterogamous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heterogamous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterogamous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROGAMOUS»

Discover the use of heterogamous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterogamous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Demographic Avant-Garde: Jews in Bohemia between the ...
This decline in the marriage rate was largely due to an increase in the number of heterogamous marriages. Before World War I there were only slight increases in the number of heterogamous Jewish marriages and there were never more than  ...
Jana Vobecka, 2013
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Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society: ...
A heterogamous pair may have common values that transcend their differences in background. Furthermore, some problems of interracial (or other heterogamous) marriages have to do with social disapproval and lack of social support from ...
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, 2005
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A Flora of North America: Containing Abridged Descriptions ...
Heads heterogamous or sometimes homogamous, rarely dioecious. Style (in the perfect flowers) cylindraceous above; the branches flat or flattish, mostly linear or lanceolate, above equally pubescent externally; the conspicuous stigmatic lines ...
John Torrey, Asa Gray, 1841
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Illustrations Of Indian Botany : Or Figures Illustrative Of ...
Leaves usually alternate. Div. I. EUANTHEMIDEE. Receptacle palcaceous. Capitula radiate. 67. AcanLm: (Lin. Neck. D. C. Prod. 6—24). Capitula many- flowered, heterogamous; ray florets 44$ female, li ulate; disk ones tubular, hermaphrodite, ...
Robert Wight, 1850
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Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art
Example : *Solidago. Division 4. Solenogyneae. Example : Lepto- thamnus. Sub- tribe 2. Baccharidece. Heads dioecious, or heterogamous, never radiate ; pistillate flowers tubular, slender, or filiform, in several series. Receptacle not chaffy.
‎1851
6
A Flora Of The State Of New-York, Comprising Full ...
[From the Latin, tussr's, a cough; for the cure of which the plant is used] Heads many-flowered, heterogamous. Flowers of the ray very narrowly ligulate, in several series, pistillate; those of the disk few, tubular, staminate. Scales of the involucre ...
John Torrey, 1843
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Flora Capensis
LXXXIX. Anrnrsrosss, Dc. (mfom.) Heads 6-zo-ñ., heterogamous, radiate; ray-ñ. ligulate, sometimes very minute and shorter than the involucre; disc-ñ. perfect, 5- t00thed. Recept. naked. Inv/ol. cylindrical, imbricate, scarious. Achene glabrous.
William H. Harvey, Otto Wilhelm Sonder, 2014
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Handbook of Religion and Health
Catholics involved in heterogamous marriages were just as happy in their marriages as were Catholics in homogamous marriages. Indeed, approximately two-thirds of each group reported high marital happiness. There were interesting  ...
Associate Professor of Medicine Duke University Harold G. Koenig Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Michael E. McCullough Associate Professor of Psychology Southern Methodist University, David B. Larson Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry Duke University Medical Center, 2000
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A Manual of Botany Adapted to the Productions of the ...
Capitula either heterogamous and radiate, or perfect and discoid. Receptacle all chaffy, or only the margin. Lobes of the perfect flowers thick. Pappus none, a margin or awns. Anthers blackish, not acuminate. Leaves often opposite. Genera.
John Darby, 1841
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Natural history of n
[ From the Latin, tussis, a cough ; for the cure of which the plant is used] Heads many~flowered, heterogamous. Flowers of the ray verynarrowly ligulate, in several series, pistillate; those of the disk few, tubular, staminate. Scales of the involucre ...
‎1843

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROGAMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterogamous is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Straight Man Cancer': Sexism with Chinese Characteristics
Such heterogamous marriage norm presumes a division of labor: though many Chinese households require two paychecks for sustenance, the ... «The Diplomat, Feb 15»
2
a woman's world now?
But this was true for only 28 percent of married heterogamous couples in 2010--and in the most common scenario, women didn't earn that ... «Socialist Worker Online, Oct 12»
3
AMD will put ARM Cortex A5 cores into APU chips
Following AMD's announcement that it had signed up ARM to be a part of its Heterogamous System Architecture Foundation, the two firms are ... «Inquirer, Jun 12»
4
The unraveling blindfold of justice
It is especially important for young democracies with heterogamous populations, like Pakistan, to note these instances as proof that the ... «DAWN.com, Mar 12»
5
Blue Valentine: The Best Worst Date Movie Ever
In this case, the problem is that Dean and Cindy are heterogamous. (More on Time.com: Holiday Movie Preview 2010). It's clear that while ... «TIME, Dec 10»
6
Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy
"The dominant system of heterogamous marriage prevailed in Europe for centuries..." "The rise in homogamy among young couples poses a ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
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Do Children of the 'Unequally Yoked' Do Worse?
If so, why do you think that is? All signs point to a sizeable increase in religiously heterogamous marriages, although detailed numbers are hard ... «ChristianityToday.com, Oct 07»

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