n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; an arrangement, fr. &unr_; to arrange. ] (Biol.) Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. hétérodoxie. ] An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. Bp. Bull. [ 1913 Webster ]