| GONOPHORES | • gonophores n. Plural of gonophore. • GONOPHORE n. in certain flowers, an elongate structure bearing the stamens and pistil. |
| HOMOGAMOUS | • homogamous adj. (Botany) Having all the flowers alike. • HOMOGAMOUS adj. of a flower, having the anthers and stigmas maturing together, so as to permit self-fertilization. |
| HOMOGENOUS | • homogenous adj. (Biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny. • homogenous adj. (See usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”). • HOMOGENOUS adj. having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a common progenitor with subsequent modification. |
| HOMOGONIES | • HOMOGONY n. the condition of having flowers with uniform stamens and pistils. |
| HOMOGONOUS | • homogonous adj. (Botany) Having all the flowers alike in terms of the stamens and pistils. • HOMOGONOUS adj. exhibiting homogony, the condition of having flowers of equal size. |
| HOMOLOGIES | • homologies n. Plural of homology. • HOMOLOGY n. similarity in structure and origin. |
| HOMOLOGISE | • homologise v. Alternative form of homologize. • HOMOLOGISE v. to determine the homologies or structural relations of, also HOMOLOGIZE. |
| HOMOLOGOUS | • homologous adj. Showing a degree of correspondence or similarity. • HOMOLOGOUS adj. having the same relative structure, also HOMOLOGICAL. |
| HOMOLOGUES | • homologues n. Plural of homologue. • HOMOLOGUE n. a thing exactly or relatively corresponding in structure. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HOROLOGERS | • horologers n. Plural of horologer. • HOROLOGER n. a watchmaker. |
| HOROLOGIES | • horologies n. Plural of horology. • HOROLOGY n. the science of measuring time. |
| HOROLOGIST | • horologist n. Someone who makes or repairs timepieces, watches or clocks. • HOROLOGIST n. one versed in horology. |
| OMOPHAGOUS | • omophagous adj. Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food. • OMOPHAGOUS adj. eating raw flesh. |
| PHOTOBLOGS | • photoblogs n. Plural of photoblog. • PHOTOBLOG v. to keep a photoblog. |
| SHONGOLOLO | • shongololo n. (South Africa) A millipede. • SHONGOLOLO n. (Nguni) a kind of millipede, having a hard shiny dark brown segmented exoskeleton, also SONGOLOLO. |
| ZOOPHAGOUS | • zoophagous adj. Carnivorous. • zoöphagous adj. Alternative spelling of zoophagous. • ZOOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on animals. |