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paroicous

[ puh-roi-kuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paroicous1

1885–90; < Greek pároikos “dwelling beside,” equivalent to par- par- + oîk(os) “house” + -os adjective suffix; -ous

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