synoecious

adj — 2 senses

synoecious

adj

/sɪˈniːʃəs/

Etymology From syn- + -oecious.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences With male and female organs in the same structure.

  • Occasional plants of var. viridulus have a synoecious inflorescence but are otherwise typical of the variety.1980, Anthony John Edwin Smith, Ruth Smith, The moss flora of Britain and Ireland, page 192:
2

unisex

  • The segmentation of the band is expressed in the arrangement of huts and shelters in synoecious camps; households comprising a segment are clustered close together, but are still an integral part of the whole camp.1972, M. G. Bicchieri, Hunters and gatherers today: a socioeconomic study of eleven such cultures, page 309:

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