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heteroS) other ; L. typus, type.] 

 Pert, mitotic division in which the 

 daughter chromosomes remain 

 united and form rings (biol.). 



heteroxenous (het'erok'senus) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; xenos, guest.] Oc- 

 curring on or infesting more than 

 one kind of host (biol.). 



heterozygosis (het'erozlgo'sis) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; zygein, to yoke.] 

 Condition or state of being hetero- 

 zygote (dial.). 



heterozygote (het'erozl'got) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; zygein, to yoke.] 

 A mendelian hybrid which contains 

 one or more recessive characters 

 and therefore does not breed true 

 (biol.). 



hexacanth (hek'sakanth) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; akantha, thorn.] Having 

 six hooks ; appl. embryos of flat- 

 worms (zool.). 



hexactinal (hek'sak'tinal) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; aktis, ray.] Pert, spicules 

 with six rays (zool.). 



hexactine (hek'sak'tin) n. [Gk. hex, 

 six ; aktis, ray.] A spicule with 

 six equal and similar rays meeting 

 at right angles (zool.). 



hexactinian (hek'saktm'Ian) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; aktis, ray.] With the ten- 

 tacles or mesenteries in multiples 

 of six (zool.). 



hexacyclic (hek'sasi'kllk) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; kyklos, circle.] Having 

 the floral whorls consisting of six 

 parts (bot.). 



hexagynous (heksaj'mus) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; gyne, woman.] Having 

 six pistils (bot.). 



hexamerous (hgksam'erus) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; nteros, part.] Occurring 

 in sixes or arranged in sixes 

 (bot.). 



hexandrous (heksan'drus) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; aner, man.] Having six 

 stamens (bot.). 



hexapetaloid (hek'sapgt'aloid) a. 

 [Gk. hex, six ; pe talon, petal ; eidos, 

 like.] With a petaloid perianth of 

 six parts (bot.). 



hexapetalous (hek'sapet'alus) a. 

 [Gk. hex, six ; petalon, petal.] 

 Having six petals (bot.). 



hexaphyllous (hgk'safil'us) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; phyllon, leaf.] Having 

 six leaves (bot.). 



hexapod (hek'sapod) a. [Gk. hex, 

 six ; pous, foot.] Pert, animal 

 with six legs (zool.). 



hexapterous (heksap'terus) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; pteron, wing.] Having 

 six wing-like processes or ex- 

 pansions (bot.). 



hexarch (hek'sark) a. [Gk. hex, six ; 

 arche, beginning.] Having six 

 radiating vascular strands ; appl. 

 roots (bot.). 



hexasepalous (hek'sasep'alus) a. 

 [Gk. hex, six ; sepalon, sepal.] 

 Having six sepals (bot.). 



hexaspermous (hek'sasper'mus) a. 

 [Gk. hex, six ; sperma, seed.] 

 Having six seeds (bot.). 



hexastemonous (hek'sastem'onus) a. 

 [Gk. hex, six ; stemon, stamen.] 

 Having six stamens (hot.). 



hexaster (heksas'te'r) n. [Gk. hex, 

 six ; aster, star.] A variety of the 

 hexactine in which the rays branch 

 and produce star-shaped figures 

 (zool.). 



hexastichous (heksas'tfkus) a. [Gk. 

 hex, six ; stichos, row.] Having 

 the parts arranged in six rows 

 (bot.). 



hexicology (hek'sikol'ojl) n. [Gk. 

 hexis, habit ; logos, discourse.] 

 Bionomics (biol.). 



hiatus (hia'tus) n. [L. hiare, to gape.] 

 Any large opening (anat.). 



hibernaculum (hi bernak'ulum) n. 

 [L. hibernaculum, winter resi- 

 dence.] Specially modified winter 

 bud, found in certain fresh-water 

 Polyzoa (zool.). 



hibernate (hi'bernat) v. [L. hibemus, 

 wintry.] To pass the winter in a 

 resting state (biol.). 



hibernating glands, lymph glands 

 of richly vascularized fatty tissue 

 occurring in some Rodents and 

 Insectivores (anat.). 



hidrosis (hldro'sis) n. [Gk. hidros, 

 sweat.] Excretion of sweat ; per- 

 spiration (phys.). 



high (hi) a. [A.S. heh.~] Having a 

 more complex and more highly 

 differentiated structure. 



hiliferous (hllif'grus) a. [L. hilum, 

 trifle ; ferre, to carry.] Having a 

 hilum (bot.). 



hilum (hl'liim) n. [L. hilum, trifle.] 

 The scar on the ovule where it 



