Etymology

homoecy

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Today it means: The condition of being homoecious, namely a plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὅμοιος-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὅμοιος-“of like kind, similar”
  2. English todayhomoecy

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

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