Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In biology, characterized by direct development, without metamorphosis or alternation of generations.
- In botany, having stamens and pistils of the same height in individuals of the same species, as some hermaphrodite flowers: same as
homostyled , and opposed to dimorphous. Compareheterogonous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Having all the flowers of a plant alike in respect to the stamens and pistils.
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- adjective botany Having all the
flowers alike in terms of thestamens andpistils .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I was born into an orphanage in Seoul, South Korea and raised in the suburbs of a small town in western Massachusetts where the population is vastly homogonous, closed to the concepts of variety and diversity, yes, oppressive and tendencies of rebellion ran rampant.
Whispering to the Creature, “You are the Reason the World Is…” Amy Geeleher Burt 2011
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She said she found the waiting room of the physician she now visits tending toward the homogonous Caucasian.
The Complexity of Caring for California's Uninsured Pregnant Women 2009
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Annatag - of coure the US wasn't ethnically homogonous during the so-called "greatest generation" - it had a large african american population, a significan latino population, and a small but significant asian american population.
Is That Legal?: Fundraising Through Falsehood at VDare.com 2006
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I mean, this is not been one homogonous enemy that has (INAUDIBLE) America or indeed the Iraqi government.
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I mean, this is not been one homogonous enemy that has (INAUDIBLE) America or indeed the Iraqi government.
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On top of that, the content in MMORPGs is more homogonous; If I get to the end of Morrowind or NwN, I actually get the satisfaction of defeating the ultimate bad guy, saving the world, and being able to close the book.
Innovation I 2005
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Milash: I guess Americans like homogonous, boring, white male singers since
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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With a 'soaring' chorus with "Ooo La La" backing vocals, it has become fairly obvious that The Hot Melts have nothing new to add to the overcrowded and homogonous world of indie-rock pop.
The Line Of Best Fit 2009
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If I were to have one complaint with them over the past … 3 years or so is they have gotten bit homogonous.
RVABlogs 2009
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