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homoecy

homoecy noun: the condition of being homoecious, namely a plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers.

Noun

homoecy (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being homoecious, namely a plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers.

Origin of homoecy

From Ancient Greek ὅμοιος- (hómoios-, “of like kind, similar”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”).

Questions about homoecy

What does homoecy mean?
Homoecy means the condition of being homoecious, namely a plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers.
What part of speech is homoecy?
Homoecy is a noun.

Words near homoecy in the dictionary

  1. homoe-
  2. Homoean
  3. Homoeanism
  4. Homoeans
  5. homoecious
  6. homoecy
  7. homoelasticity
  8. homoenolate
  9. homoenolates
  10. homoeo-
  11. homoeoblastic

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