Heterocarpous

/ˌhɛtərəʊˈkɑːrpəs/ adjective

Definition

Relating to plants that produce fruits or seeds of different sizes, shapes, or types on the same plant.

Etymology

From hetero- (different) + -carpous (from Greek karpos, fruit). The adjectival form describes organisms exhibiting this fruit diversity.

Kelly Says

Cocklebur plants are heterocarpous champions—they produce spiky fruits that stick to animals AND smooth fruits that drop nearby. This plant literally hedges its bets by using multiple dispersal strategies from a single plant.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አልፎ አልፎ አንድ አይነት እንደሆነ
al-fo al-fo and aynet en-do-hone
ARالعربية
متعدد الأشكال (mutta'id al-ashkal)
mu-ttaa-id al-ash-kal
BNবাংলা
বিভিন্ন ফলযুক্ত
bi-bhin-n-fol-yukt
CACatalà
heterocarp
he-te-ro-karp
CSČeština
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
DADansk
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
DEDeutsch
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροκαρπικός
e-te-ro-kar-pi-kos
ESEspañol
heterocárpico
e-te-ro-kar-pi-ko
FAفارسی
多 شکلی
ta-she-kli
FISuomi
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
FRFrançais
hétérocarpe
e-te-ro-karp
GUGU
વિવિધ ફળ
vi-vi-d phal
HAHA
kwarya daban-daban
kwaya da-ban da-ban
HEעברית
רב-פרי (רב-פרי)
rav-pri
HIहिन्दी
अनुपयुक्त फल (anupuyukt phal)
an-u-poo-yukt phal
HUMagyar
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
IGIG
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
ITItaliano
eterocaro
e-te-ro-ka-ro
JA日本語
異形果 (い-けい-か)
i-kei-ka
KKKK
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
KMKM
ផលខុសៗ
phal khos lros
KO한국어
이형과 (이형과)
i-hyeong-gwa
MRMR
विविध फळ
vi-vi-dh phal
MSBahasa Melayu
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းပြောင်း သီး
pyaung pyaung thee
NLNederlands
heterocarp
he-te-ro-karp
NONorsk
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
PAPA
ਵਿਭिन्न ਫਲ
vi-bhin-n phal
PLPolski
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
PTPortuguês
heterócarpo
e-te-ro-kar-po
RORomână
heterocarp
he-te-ro-karp
RUРусский
гетерокарпный
ge-te-ro-kar-p-nyy
SVSvenska
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
SWKiswahili
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
TAதமிழ்
பலவகைப்படையான
pa-la-vai-kai-ppa-dai-aan
TEతెలుగు
వివిధఫలం
vi-vi-dha-phal-am
THไทย
ผลแตกต่าง (phon tak dang)
phon tak dang
TLTL
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
TRTürkçe
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
UKУкраїнська
гетерокарпний
he-te-ro-karp-niy
URاردو
مختلف پھل
mu-khta-f phal
VITiếng Việt
hétérocarp
he-te-ro-karp
YOYO
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp
ZH中文
异果 (yìguǒ)
yi-guo
ZUZU
heterokarp
he-te-ro-karp

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