polyoicous

9.9

A plant that has several different parts for making new plants on the same plant

adjective
/ˌpɒliˈɔɪkəs/

Specialized

: polioico

The moss was identified as a polyoicous species due to its variety of reproductive organs on a single plant.

Examples

Some bryophytes display a polyoicous condition, producing several types of gametoecia.
Some ferns are polyoicous.
Researchers studied the reproductive biology of polyoicous plants to understand their evolutionary adaptations.
This plant is polyoicous.
Researchers studied the reproductive biology of polyoicous plants to understand their evolutionary adaptations.
Some bryophytes display a polyoicous condition, producing several types of gametoecia.
The moss was identified as a polyoicous species due to its variety of reproductive organs on a single plant.

Synonyms

polygamous

vspolyoicous

Specialized

1 8.3

Having male, female, and bisexual flowers on the same plant

refers more generally to several reproductive structure forms rather than only flower sexes

heteroicous

vspolyoicous

Specialized

9.9

A plant that has different kinds of parts that make sex cells

differs only as an alternative term form rather than meaning change

Surface Forms

polyoicous positive

Morphology

polyoicous = oicous (opaque) = poly + oicous

The base is a specialized botanical term, so the meaning is not readily inferable for an average learner even though poly- is clear.

Etymology

Polyoicous comes from the prefix poly- meaning 'many' and the part oicous, from the Greek oikos, meaning 'house'. So a polyoicous plant has 'many houses' for reproduction, that is, several kinds of reproductive parts on the same plant.