heterocephalous

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

heterocephalous

Where it comes from

From hetero- + -cephalous.

adjective

  1. not comparable Bearing two kinds of head or capitula; said of certain composite plants.
  2. not comparable Having the governing body appointed by an outside authority; government through heterocephaly. It is possible for a heterocephalous group to be autonomous and an autocephalous group to be heteronomous

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"heterocephalous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heterocephalous. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

heterocephalous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heterocephalous

Chicago

"heterocephalous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heterocephalous.

BibTeX
@misc{heterocephalous_2026,
  title = {heterocephalous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heterocephalous},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}