v. t. & i.
But one avow to greate God I hete. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; a spine. ] (Zool.) Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or thickened alternately on the right and left sides. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Hetero- + -archy. ] The government of an alien. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; the other + &unr_; growth. ] (Bot.) Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ Gr.
n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in the hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (photo by Daniel Reed ([email protected]) from http://www.2bnthewild.com), in which besides the usual pods produced from flowers above ground, there are others underground. In the hog peanut the above-ground flowers are all creamy white or tinged with purple, as in the photo. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]
a. (Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hetero- + Gr.&unr_; head. ] (Bot.) Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain composite plants. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; other + &unr_; horn. ] (Zool.) A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk moths, which have the antennæ variable in form. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; tail. ] (Anat.) Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks. [ 1913 Webster ]