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paroicous

/pəˈrɔɪ.kəs/

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adjective

/pəˈrɔɪ.kəs/formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУзкоспециализированный ботанический термин, описывающий тип мха, у которого мужские и женские репродуктивные органы расположены на одном стебле, но в отдельных скоплениях. В настоящее время слово считается устаревшим в общем употреблении.

A highly specialized botanical term describing a type of moss in which the male and female reproductive organs are located on the same stem but in separate clusters. The word is now considered obsolete in general usage.

  1. Botanical reproductive arrangementC2formalscientific

    Describes a bryophyte (moss or liverwort) where male and female reproductive structures are separate but located within the same gametoecium (the leafy shoot bearing the sex organs).

    ruПаройкозный

    • The moss species is paroicous, with antheridia and archegonia in distinct clusters on the same stem.
    • Paroicous arrangements are a key characteristic for identifying certain liverwort families.
    • In paroicous plants, the male and female organs are not mixed but are found in separate parts of the same shoot.