Adjective : a heteromerous flower. From Dictionary.com.
With some species, however, heteromerous fascicles are normal. From Wordnik.com. [The Genus Pinus] Reference
In the Malay Islands I found a heteromerous beetle which exactly resembled a Therates, both being found running on the trunks of trees. From Wordnik.com. [Darwinism (1889)] Reference
Like P. Montezumae, and under like influences, it shows much dimensional variation, and the leaf-fascicles are heteromerous, with the larger number in the southern part of its range. From Wordnik.com. [The Genus Pinus] Reference
In Mexico, for example, where snow-capped mountains lie on subtropical table-lands and extremes of temperature are in juxtaposition, the conditions are favorable for the production of species with heteromerous fascicles, and the number of leaves in the fascicle possesses often climatic rather than specific significance. From Wordnik.com. [The Genus Pinus] Reference
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