Definition of heterosis Heterosis
/hɛˌtɚowˈsʌs/ - [heterowsus] - het•er•o•sis
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What does heterosis mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: heteroses |
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| heterosis - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent | ||
| hybrid vigor | ||
| tendency, inclination a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- heterosis (n.)
A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me?"
