Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homochromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mochro-mous
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour.

adj

Having both eyes the same color; not heterochromous.

adj

All of one color; monochromatic.

Example Sentences

"Thus, it is probable that Magnussen herself photographed the (homochromous) eyes of one pair of twins from the Mechau family, which Georg Wagner had brought to the institute in Dahlem for examination before their deportation to Auschwitz in March 1943, and that she received additional photographs of the (heterochromous) eyse of members of the family in Auschwitz from Liebau."
"He obtained in various experiments 124 captures on non-homochromous ground against 68 on homochromous at low illumination."
"Fuzeau-Braesch (1985, p. 574) even stated that "gregarious adults are incapable of darkening if transferred onto a black background, as opposed to the solitarious kind that easily bedome homochromous: grouping inhibits homochromy"."

Etymology

From homo- + chromo- + -ous.

Questions

What does homochromous mean?: Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same colour.
Where does homochromous come from?: From homo- + chromo- + -ous.

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