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adj
Having the male and female reproductive organs growing beside or near each other, as in certain cryptogams.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, bryology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek πᾰ́ροικος (pắroikos, “dwelling beside”) + English -ious. By surface analysis, par(a)- + -oecious.
