khác số

Hoa này là hoa khác số, với 5 cánh hoa nhưng chỉ có 4 nhị.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a different number of parts: In botany, used to describe flowers where the parts (e.g., stamens, petals) of different whorls are not equal in number. For example, a flower where the number of stamens is different from the number of petals or sepals.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hoa này là hoa khác số, với 5 cánh hoa nhưng chỉ có 4 nhị. (This is a heteromerous flower, with 5 petals but only 4 stamens.)
  • Đặc điểm khác số giúp phân biệt loài thực vật này. (The heteromerous characteristic helps distinguish this plant species.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is highly specialized and used almost exclusively in scientific botanical contexts to describe floral morphology. It is not used in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng số (adj): Isomerous. Having the same number of parts in different whorls of a flower.
• Dị số (adj): Anisomerous. Having an unequal number of parts; sometimes used as a broader or synonymous term for 'khác số'.

Synonyms

• Dị số (adj): Anisomerous (in botanical context).

Antonyms

• Đồng số (adj): Isomerous.