homoecious
Meanings
adj
- Having the same host during the entire life cycle.
- A plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers (also known as bisexual or perfect flowers), that is those with both carpels (female) and stamens (male).
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὅμοιος- (hómoios-, “of like kind, similar”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”), equivalent to homoe- + -oecious.
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