Meanings
adjectiveautoecious (not comparable)
alternative autecious · alternative autœcious
- not comparableOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
Synonyms: autoxenous · Antonyms: heteroecious
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adjectiveOf a fungus, most often a rust: completing its life cycle on one host.
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adjectiveof parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host
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autoecious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoecious
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“autoecious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoecious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoecious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoecious.
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