heterothallic

[ het-er-uh-thal-ik ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈθæl ɪk /

adjective Mycology.

having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic(def 1).
dioecious.

Origin of heterothallic

First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + thallic

OTHER WORDS FROM heterothallic

het·er·o·thal·lism, noun

Words nearby heterothallic

heterotactic, heterotaxia, heterotaxic, heterotaxis, heterotelic, heterothallic, heterotonia, heterotopia, heterotransplant, heterotransplantation, heterotrich

British Dictionary definitions for heterothallic

heterothallic
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk) /

adjective

(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli
(of some fungi) having sexual reproduction that occurs only between two self-sterile mycelia
Compare homothallic

Derived forms of heterothallic

heterothallism, noun

Word Origin for heterothallic

C20: from hetero- + Greek thallos green shoot, young twig