paroecious

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/pəˈɹiːʃəs/

adjective

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

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́ροικος →
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Meanings

adjectiveparoecious (not comparable)

alternative parœcious · alternative paroicous

  1. not comparablebiologyHaving the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπᾰ́ροικος“dwelling beside”
  2. Englishparoecious

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

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APA

paroecious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroecious

MLA

“paroecious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroecious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paroecious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paroecious.

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