heterokaryon
het·ero·kary·on
noun\ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈker-ē-ˌän, -ən, -ˈka-rē-\
Definition of HETEROKARYON
: a cell (as in the mycelium of a fungus) that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei
Origin of HETEROKARYON
New Latin, from heter- + karyon, nucleus, from Greek, nut, kernel
First Known Use: 1941
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