Category: H

  • 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.  

  • Heterosporous

    (In pteridophytes) with spores of two kinds. In botany, having spores of two kinds, usually designated as microspores and megaspores.  

  • Heterosporangiate

    (In pteridophytes) with male and female gametes produced by different sporangia.  

  • Heteropolar

    (In pollen) where the two polar faces are different: one with an aperture, one without.  

  • Heterophyllous

    With leaves of different kinds, such as larger shade leaves and thicker sun leaves, on one plant.  

  • Heteromycotroph

    A plant that obtains its nourishment from organic matter rather than from photosynthesis, hence not usually green.  

  • 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.  

  • Heteromerous

    With parts differing in number (e.g. with 4 calyx lobes but 5 petals).  

  • Heterogonous

    With flowers on different plants differing in the relative length of pistil and stamens.  

  • 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…