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oecium

oecium noun: the household common to the individuals of a compound organism.

Noun

oecium

  1. The household common to the individuals of a compound organism.

Origin of oecium

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, “house”).

Words formed from oecium

Questions about oecium

What does oecium mean?
Oecium means the household common to the individuals of a compound organism.
What part of speech is oecium?
Oecium is a noun.

Words near oecium in the dictionary

  1. oeci
  2. oecidium
  3. OECism
  4. oecist
  5. oecists
  6. oecium
  7. oecobiid
  8. oecobiids
  9. oecologic
  10. oecologies
  11. oecology

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