synoeciously

Variant of synoecious

synoecious definition

syn·oe·cious (si nē′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. having male and female flowers in the same inflorescence
  2. having both antheridia and archegonia in the same cluster

Etymology: < syn- + Gr oikos, house (see eco-) + -ous

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