having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
Also synecious, syn·oe·cious[si-nee-shuh s]/sɪˈni ʃəs/.
Origin of synoicous
1860–65; < Greeksýnoikos dwelling in the same house, equivalent to syn-syn- + oik- (base of oîkos, oikía house, oikeîn to dwell) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous
Related formssyn·oi·cous·ly, syn·oe·cious·ly, adverbsyn·oi·cous·ness, syn·oe·cious·ness, noun
