heteromerous
adjective
het·er·om·er·ous
¦hetərämərəs
1
: unrelated in chemical composition
—used of homeomorphous substances
2
of a flower
: having one or more whorls the number of whose members differs from that of the remaining whorls
—opposed to isomerous
3
: having a thallus with one or more layers of algal cells
heteromerous lichens
—opposed to homoeomerous
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