I. adjective
also au·te·cious (ˈ)ȯ|tēshəs, (ˈ)ȯd.|ē-
Etymology: aut- + -oecious, -ecious (from Greek oikia house + English -ous ) — more at vicinity
: passing through all the stages in its life history on the same host or on closely related hosts
certain parasitic fungi such as rusts are autoecious
— compare heteroecious
• au·toe·cious·ly also au·te·cious·ly adverb
• au·toe·cism also au·te·cism ȯˈtēˌsizəm, ȯd.ˈēˌ- noun -s
II.
variant of autoicous