autoicous [aw-toi-kuh s] WORD ORIGIN adjective Botany. having the male and female organs on the same plant. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autoicous aut- + oic- (Greek oik-, stem of oîkos house) + -ous Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for autoicous autoicous adjective (of plants, esp mosses) having male and female reproductive organs on the same plant Word Origin for autoicous C19: from auto- + Greek oikos dwelling Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012