1 heteroicous | Definition of heteroicous

heteroicous

adjective
het·​er·​oi·​cous | \ -¦rȯikÉ™s\
variants: or less commonly heteroecious \ -​¦rÄ“shÉ™s \

Definition of heteroicous

: having archegonia and antheridia either on the same branch or on different branches of the same plant — compare paroicous, polyoicous

History and Etymology for heteroicous

heter- + -oicous, -oecious (from Greek oikos dwelling + English -ous)

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