synoicous

American  

[si-noi-kuhs] / sɪˈnɔɪ kəs /

Also synoecious

adjective

Botany.

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

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Other Word Forms

• synoeciously adverb
• synoeciousness noun
• synoicously adverb
• synoicousness noun

Etymology

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; -ous