Definition of heterosis
English to English noun - (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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?"
source: Webster 1913
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heterosis, heteroousious, heteroicous, heteroecious, heterauxesis, hederose, hidrosis, heteroclite, heterozygous, heterogeneous, hederic, hederaceous, headdress, heat rash, heterarchy, hydrous, hat trick, hydrorhiza, hydrus, hydric
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