AUTOECISM

Etymology

Noun

autoecism (uncountable)

(ecology, of a parasite or dependent organism) The fact of completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.

(botany, of a plant) The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.

Coordinate terms

• (biology): heterœcism/heteroecism

Source: Wiktionary


Au*to"cism, n.

Definition: Quality of being autocious.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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