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Having the Algae distributed 

 equally through the fungoid 

 mycelium, in a lichen (hot.']. 

 homoiothermal (homoi'other'mal) a. 

 [Gk. homoios, like ; thermos, hot.] 

 Warm-blooded (zool.). 

 homolecithal (hom'oles'ithal) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; lekithos, yolk.] Hav- 

 ing little deutoplasm, which is 

 equally distributed (emb.). 

 homologous (homol'bgus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; logos, discourse.] 

 Resembling in structure and 

 origin (biol.). 



homologue (hom'olog) n. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; logos, speech.] One of a 

 series of structures similar in 

 structure and origin (biol.). 

 homology (homol'ojT) n. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; logos, speech.] The simi- 

 larity in structure and development 

 of organs or parts (biol.). 

 homomallous (hom'omal'us, homom'- 

 alus) a. [Gk. homos, same ; mallos, 

 lock of wool.] Curving uniformly 

 to one side ; appl. leaves (bot.). 

 homomorphism (hom'bmor'fizm) n. 

 [Gk. homos, same ; morphe, shape.] 

 The condition of having perfect 

 flowers of only one type (bot.) ; 

 hemimetabolism (zool.). 

 hoinomorphosis (hom'bmor'fbsis) n. 

 [Gk. homos, same ; morphe, shape.] 

 The condition of having the newly 

 regenerated part like the part re- 

 moved (biol.). 



homonculus (homon'kulus) n. [L. 

 homunculus, little man.] The 

 small miniature of the human 

 foetus seen in the spermatozoon, 

 according to the Animalculists 

 (biol.). 



homonomy (homon'omi) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; nomos, law.] The 

 homology existing between parts 

 arranged on transverse axes (biol.). 

 homonym (hom'bnim) n. [Gk. homos, 

 same ; onyma, name.] A name pre- 

 occupied, and so unsuitable accord- 

 ing to the law of priority (biol.). 

 homopetalous(hom'bpe't'alus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same \petalon, petal.] Hav- 

 ing all the petals alike (fot.). 

 homophyadic (hom'oflad'ik) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; phyas, shoot.] Pro- 

 ducing only one kind of shoot 

 (bot\ 



homophylic (hom'ofiTlk) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; phyle, race.] Re- 

 sembling one another owing to a 

 common ancestry (biol.). 

 homophyllous (hom'ofil'us) a. [Gk. 

 homos, sa.me.;phyllon, leaf.] Bear- 

 ing leaves which are all of one 

 kind (bot.). 



homoplast (hom'oplast) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; plastos, moulded.] 

 An organ formed of similar 

 plastids (bot.). 



homoplastic (hom'oplas'tik) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; plastos, moulded.] 

 Pert, homoplasty (biol.). 

 homoplasty (hom'bplas'ti) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; plastos, moulded.] 

 Convergence ; resemblance in 

 form or structure between differ- 

 ent animals or organs due to 

 evolution along similar lines 

 (biol.). 



homoplasy, homoplasty. 

 homopterous (homop'terus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ;pteron, wing.] Having 

 the wings alike (zool.). 

 homosporous (homos'porus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; sporos, seed.] Pro- 

 ducing only one kind of spore (bot.). 

 homostyled (hom'bstlld) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; stylos, pillar.] With 

 uniform styles (bot.). 

 homothermous, homoiothermal. 

 homotropous (homot'ropus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; trepein, to turn.] 

 Erect ; having the micropyle and 

 chalaza at opposite ends ; appl. 

 ovules (bot.). 



homozygote (hom'ozl'got) n. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; zygein, to yoke.] 

 An organism in which the char- 

 acters are stable, resulting from 

 the union of zygotes bearing similar 

 characters (biol.). 



homozygous (hom'ozl'gus) a. [Gk. 

 homos, same ; zygein, to yoke.] 

 Stable (biol.). 



honey-dew, a sugary exudation 

 found on the leaves of many plants 

 (bot.) ; a sweet secretion produced 

 by certain insects, e.g. Aphids 

 (zool.). 



hooded (hood'gd) a. [A.S. hod.] 

 Bearing a hood-like petal ; rolled 

 up like a cone of paper, as in 

 certain leaves (bot.) ; having the 

 head conspicuously and differently 



