What does homoecious mean?
Homoecious means (biology) Having the same host during the entire life cycle..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(biology) Having the same host during the entire life cycle..
Further, we use homoecious to describe angiosperms with only bisexual flowers. This is an alternative state to heteroecious and complements monoecious and dioecious.
Cryptanthus has been divided into two subgenera: (1) Cryptanthus, comprising andromonoecious plants, i.e. plants which harbour both hermaphroditic and male flowers on the same plant, and (2) Hoplocryptanthus Mez with homoecious plants (i.e. with hermaphroditic flowers only)
Use homoecious when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Homoecious means (biology) Having the same host during the entire life cycle..
Common synonyms include autoecious.
Possible antonyms include heteroecious.
Further, we use homoecious to describe angiosperms with only bisexual flowers. This is an alternative state to heteroecious and complements monoecious and dioecious.
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