| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ȯikəs adjective
or poly·oe·cious | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ēshəs ; also poly·ecious | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ēshəs
Etymology: poly- + Greek oikia house + English -ous — more at vicinity
: having the archegonia and antheridia sometimes on the same plant and sometimes on different plants
polyoicous mosses
polyoicous liverworts
— compare heteroicous , paroicous
• poly·oi·cous·ly or poly·oe·cious·ly adverb
• poly·oi·cous·ness or poly·oe·cious·ness noun -es