heteroblastic

adjective

het·​ero·​blas·​tic

¦hetərō¦blastik

1

: having an indirect embryonic development

—opposed to homoblastic

2

: arising from different germ layers

—used of functionally similar organs of related animals

3

: having young and adult forms different

heteroblastic leaves of flowering plants

heteroblasty

ˈ⸗⸗⸗ˌblastē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

heter- + -blastic

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