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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