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heteroblastic

/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈblæstɪk /

adjective

  1. botany (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures Compare homoblastic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Heteroblastic, het-er-o-blas′tik, adj. derived from different cells:—opposed to Homoblastic.

Homoblastic, hō-mō-blas′tik, adj. of the same germinal origin:—opp. of Heteroblastic.

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