poly·oi·cous
variants:
or polyoecious \
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or less commonly polyecious \
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Definition of polyoicous
: having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyoicous mosses polyoicous liverworts
— compare heteroicous, paroicous
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