paroicous

• Terme botanique spécialisé désignant un type de mousse chez laquelle les organes reproducteurs mâles et femelles sont portés sur la même tige mais en groupes distincts. Ce mot est aujourd'hui considéré comme désuet dans l'usage courant.

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).

   Paroïque

   • 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.