heteroicous

adjective

het·​er·​oi·​cous

-¦rȯikəs

variants or less commonly heteroecious

-¦rēshəs 

: having archegonia and antheridia either on the same branch or on different branches of the same plant compare paroicous, polyoicous

Word History

Etymology

heter- + -oicous, -oecious (from Greek oikos dwelling + English -ous)

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