het|er|o|chro|mous

het|er|o|chro|mous
het|er|o|chro|mous «HEHT uhr uh KROH muhs», adjective.
1. of different colors.
2. Botany. having the florets of the center different in color from those of the margin, as in the daisy or aster.
[< hetero- + Greek chrôma color + English -ous]

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