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Synoecious
Syn-oe′cious
,Adj.
[Pref.
syn-
+ Gr. [GREEK] house.] (Bot.)
Having stamens and pistil in the same head, or, in mosses, having antheridia and archegonia on the same receptacle.
Definition 2024
synoecious
synoecious
English
Alternative forms
- synecious
- synœcious
Adjective
synoecious (not comparable)
- (botany) With male and female organs in the same structure.
- unisex
- 1972, M. G. Bicchieri, Hunters and gatherers today: a socioeconomic study of eleven such cultures, page 309:
- The segmentation of the band is expressed in the arrangement of huts and shelters in synoecious camps; households comprising a segment are clustered close together, but are still an integral part of the whole camp.
- 1972, M. G. Bicchieri, Hunters and gatherers today: a socioeconomic study of eleven such cultures, page 309: