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Where does “trimonoecious” come from?

trimonoecious (English) comes from English monoecious, from Ancient Greek οἶκος, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

trimonoecious (English): That has male, female and bisexual flowers on...

Definitions

  1. That has male, female and bisexual flowers on...

Ancestry of “trimonoecious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoeciousHaving both the male and female reproductive...
2Ancient Greekοἶκοςhouse or dwelling place; estate, inheritance;...
3Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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