paroicous

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   having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium

   Similarmonoecious

Questions about paroicous

What does paroicous mean?

paroicous means "having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium".

How many syllables are in paroicous?

paroicous has 3 syllables: pa-roi-cous. The stress falls on "pa".

Is paroicous a common word?

paroicous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.