-oecious

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκία (oikía, “house”) +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-oecious

  1. Forms adjectives describing the arrangement of sexual organs.
  2. (biology) Forms adjectives describing the host of an organism.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -oecious
autoecious
dioecious
euryoecious
heteroecious
homoecious
metoecious
monoecious
paroecious
stenoecious
synoecious
trioecious
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