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Meaning of heterophyly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The tendency of different types of individuals to form relationships.

uncountable

Examples

“Heterophyly (where a plant has quite different leaves in the juvenile stage compared to the mature state) is just one of many traits manifesting apparently widespread parallel evolution in the plant kingdom […]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

heterophyte heteropiid heteroplasia heteroplasm heteroplasmicity heteroplasmid

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