-oecious

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, house) +‎ -ous.

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-oecious

  1. Forms adjectives describing the arrangement of sexual organs.
  2. (biology) Forms adjectives describing the host of an organism.

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