homoecious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having the same host during the entire life cycle.
  2. 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

homoecious

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὅμοιος- (hómoios-, “of like kind, similar”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”), equivalent to homoe- + -oecious.

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