Meaning of homoecious | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having the same host during the entire life cycle.
   not-comparable
2. A plant species having only hermaphroditic flowers (also known as bisexual or perfect flowers), that is those with both carpels (female) and stamens (male).
   not-comparable

Examples

“Further, we use homoecious to describe angiosperms with only bisexual flowers. This is an alternative state to heteroecious and complements monoecious and dioecious.”

“Cryptanthus has been divided into two subgenera: (1) Cryptanthus, comprising andromonoecious plants, i.e. plants which harbour both hermaphroditic and male flowers on the same plant, and (2) Hoplocryptanthus Mez with homoecious plants (i.e. with hermaphroditic flowers only)”

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