heterokaryon

het·ero·kary·on

noun

Definition of HETEROKARYON

: a cell in the mycelium of a fungus that contains two or more genetically unlike nuclei—compare homokaryon

Variants of HETEROKARYON

het·ero·kary·on also het·ero·cary·on \ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈkar-ē-ˌän, -ən\