In a manner showing heteroblastic development; describing how growth occurs with changing shapes and forms at different stages.
From heteroblastic + -ly (adverb-forming suffix). The adverbial form allows the concept to be used to describe actions or processes that occur in a heteroblastic manner.
This word lets botanists precisely describe that moment when a plant literally switches its growth pattern—it's not haphazard, it's a programmed developmental change that happens heteroblastically at a specific point in the plant's life.
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