autoecious

American  

adjective

1. Mycology. completing the lifecycle while parasitizing a single organism.

2. Botany. having both female and male reproductive organs on the same plant.

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autoecious British  

/ ɔːˈtiːʃəs /

adjective

1. (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host Compare heteroecious

2. (of plants, esp mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant

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autoecious Scientific  

/ ô-tē′shəs /

1. Relating to a parasite that spends all its life on a single host. The term is used especially of certain types of rust fungi, but can also be applied to other parasites, such as aphids.

2. Compare heteroecious

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Other Word Forms

• autoecism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of autoecious

C19: from _auto- + -oecious, from Greek oikia house