Heterocyst

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Heterocyst

noun

A large, thick-walled, nitrogen-fixing cell that occurs at intervals along the filaments of certain cyanobacteria.
In botany, one of a class of abnormal cells found in algæ of the order Nostocaceæ.
A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain algæ related to nostoc.
A specialized nitrogen-fixing cell formed by some filamentous cyanobacteria.

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