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adjective
Botany
.
(of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
Also,
parecious
,
pa·roe·cious
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Origin:
1885–90;
<
Greek
pároikos
dwelling beside, equivalent to
par-
par-
+
oîk
(
os
) house +
-os
adj. suffix;
see
-ous
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Paroicous
is always a great word to know.
So is
gametophyte
. Does it mean:
So is
nonvascular plants
. Does it mean:
So is
alternation of generations
. Does it mean:
organism capable of self-nourishment which uses photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy
sexual form of a haploid plant in the alternation of generations
plants without a xylem and phloem to transport fluid and nutrients internally
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
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paroecious
or
paroicous
(pəˈriːʃəs, pəˈrɔɪkəs)
—
adj
(of mosses and related plants) having the male and female reproductive organs at different levels on the same stem
[C19: from Greek
paroikos
living nearby, from
para-
1
(beside) +
oikos
house; compare
parish
]
paroicous
or
paroicous
—
adj
[C19: from Greek
paroikos
living nearby, from
para-
1
(beside) +
oikos
house; compare
parish
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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