heterothallic

(-t̸hal′ik)

adjective

designating or possessing two forms of mycelia that interact as male and female in reproduction

Origin: hetero- + thall(us) + -ic

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See heterothallic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Producing male and female gametangia in different structures or plants, as in some algae and fungi.

Origin:

Origin: hetero-

Origin: + Greek thallos, young shoot; see thallo-

Origin: + -ic

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