'Heterogamous' definitions:

Definition of 'Heterogamous'

From: GCIDE
  • Heterogamous \Het`er*og"a*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos marriage: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rogame.] (Bot. & Biol.) (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster. (b) Characterized by heterogamy. [1913 Webster]