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paroecious

/pəˈɹiːʃəs/

paroecious adjective: having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.

Adjective

paroecious (not comparable)

  1. Having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.

Forms of paroecious

alternative formparœcious
alternative formparoicous

Origin of paroecious

From Ancient Greek πᾰ́ροικος (pắroikos, “dwelling beside”) + English -ious. By surface analysis, par(a)- + -oecious.

Words formed from paroecious

Questions about paroecious

What does paroecious mean?
Paroecious means having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.
What part of speech is paroecious?
Paroecious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce paroecious?
Paroecious is pronounced /pəˈɹiːʃəs/.

Words near paroecious in the dictionary

  1. parody mass
  2. parody masses
  3. parodyable
  4. parodying
  5. parodyings
  6. paroecious
  7. paroecism
  8. paroecy
  9. paroemia
  10. paroemiac
  11. paroemiacs

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