Category: H
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Heterostylous
Of a species with flowers of two or more types each having styles of different lengths. With styles of more than one kind in a flower or in different flowers on one plant, a phenomenon called heterostyly.
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Heterosporous
(In pteridophytes) with spores of two kinds. In botany, having spores of two kinds, usually designated as microspores and megaspores.
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Heterosporangiate
(In pteridophytes) with male and female gametes produced by different sporangia.
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Heteropolar
(In pollen) where the two polar faces are different: one with an aperture, one without.
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Heterophyllous
With leaves of different kinds, such as larger shade leaves and thicker sun leaves, on one plant.
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Heteromycotroph
A plant that obtains its nourishment from organic matter rather than from photosynthesis, hence not usually green.
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Heteromorphic, heteromorphous
With variation in normal structure; With organs differing in length (e.g. both long and short styles); With more than one kind of flower in a single species of plant. Having more than one shape.
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Heteromerous
With parts differing in number (e.g. with 4 calyx lobes but 5 petals).
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Heterogonous
With flowers on different plants differing in the relative length of pistil and stamens.
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Heterogeneous
Not uniform, of several kinds; (In nomenclature) used to indicate that specimens originally described as a single taxon really belong to different taxa. Catalysis occurring at a phase boundary, usually a solid-fluid interface. Consisting of dissimilar elements, homogeneous. Having different characteristics or qualities. Composed of a mixture of things. For example, a Diagnosis Related Group…