synoicous

[ si-noi-kuh s ]
/ sɪˈnɔɪ kəs /

adjective Botany.

having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.

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Also synecious, syn·oe·cious [si-nee-shuh s] /sɪˈni ʃəs/.

Origin of synoicous

1860–65; < Greek sýnoikos dwelling in the same house, equivalent to syn- syn- + oik- (base of oîkos, oikía house, oikeîn to dwell) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM synoicous

syn·oi·cous·ly, syn·oe·cious·ly, adverbsyn·oi·cous·ness, syn·oe·cious·ness, noun

Words nearby synoicous

synod of whitby, synodic, synodic month, synoecious, synoekete, synoicous, synonychia, synonym, synonym dictionary, synonymist, synonymize
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British Dictionary definitions for synoecious

synoecious

synecious synoicous (sɪˈnɔɪkəs)

/ (sɪˈniːʃəs) /

adjective

(of a bryophyte) having male and female organs together on a branch, usually mixed at the tip

Word Origin for synoecious

C19: syn- + -oecious, from Greek oikion diminutive of oikos house
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