paroicous
[ puh-roi-kuhs ]
/ pəˈrɔɪ kəs /
adjective Botany.
(of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
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What does "scattergood" mean?
a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso pa·re·cious, pa·roe·cious [puh-ree-shuhs] /pəˈri ʃəs/ .
Words nearby paroicous
parodistic, parodontium, parodos, parody, paroecious, paroicous, parokheth, parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele
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