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autoecious

/ ɔːˈپːʃə /

adjective

  1. (of parasites, esp the rust fungi) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host Compare heteroecious

  2. (of plants, esp mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

autoecious

  1. Relating to a parasite that spends all its life on a single host. The term is used especially of certain types of rust fungi, but can also be applied to other parasites, such as aphids.

  2. Compare heteroecious

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Other Word Forms

  • ˈٴDZ𳦾 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoecious1

C19: from auto- + -oecious, from Greek oikia house

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