Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of self-fertilization. Used of certain fungi and algae.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the zygospores formed only as the result of the conjugation of hyphæ from a single plant or strain: said of zygospore-forming plants.
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- adjective of some algae and fungi Producing male and female
reproductive structures in the sameplant .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[homo– + Greek thallos, young shoot; see thallo– + –ic.]
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homo- + thallic
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