Heterothallic


[het-er-uh-thal-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈθæl ɪk/

adjective, Mycology.
1.
having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process.
Compare (def 1).
2.
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/ˌhɛtərəʊˈθælɪk/
adjective
1.
(of some algae and fungi) having male and female reproductive organs on different thalli
2.
(of some fungi) having sexual reproduction that occurs only between two self-sterile mycelia

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