Heterosis
Pronunciation : Het`e*ro"sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: 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" Aytoun.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913