autoecious
|au-to-e-ci-ous|
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/ˌɔːtoʊˈiːʃəs/
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/ˌɔːtəʊˈiːʃəs/
self on one host
Etymology
'autoecious' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'autos' and 'oikos', where 'autos' meant 'self' and 'oikos' meant 'house'.
'autoecious' entered scientific usage via New Latin (appearing as 'autoecius' or sometimes written 'autoëcious' in older texts) and was adopted into English through scientific Latin.
Initially it meant 'of the same house' or 'living in the same house/host', and over time it has retained that core sense, now used specifically of parasites or fungi that complete their life cycle on a single host.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
occurring on or completing the life cycle on a single host (used of parasites or parasitic fungi, especially rusts).
The rust species is autoecious, producing all spore stages on a single plant species.
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