Heterogamous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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