heteroecious
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heteroecious
(hĕt′ə-rē′shəs)adj. Spending different stages of the life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. Used of parasites.
het′er·oe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.
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heteroecious
(of rust fungi) having different spore forms on different host plants.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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