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synoecious

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syn⋅oi⋅cous

  [si-noi-kuhs]
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–adjective Botany.
having male and female flowers on one head, as in many composite plants.
Also, synecious, syn⋅oe⋅cious  [si-nee-shuhs] .

Origin:
1860–65; < Gk sýnoikos dwelling in the same house, equiv. to syn- syn- + oik- (base of oîkos, oikía house, oikeîn to dwell) + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

Related forms:
syn⋅oi⋅cous⋅ly, syn⋅oe⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
syn⋅oi⋅cous⋅ness, syn⋅oe⋅cious⋅ness, noun
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synoecious

adjective
having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium [syn: synoicous] 
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