autoeciousness
|au-to-e-ci-ous-ness|
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/ˌɔːtoʊɪˈʃəsnəs/
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/ˌɔːtəʊɪˈʃəsnəs/
single-host life cycle
Etymology
'autoeciousness' originates from New Latin/Neo-Latin, specifically from the adjective 'autoecius' (formed from Greek roots), where 'autos' meant 'self' and 'oikos' meant 'house' or 'dwelling'.
'autoecious' was formed in scientific Latin from Greek elements 'autos' + 'oikos' and passed into English scientific usage as 'autoecious' and then the noun 'autoeciousness'.
Initially it meant 'having or occurring on the same host (literally "self-house")', and over time it has retained this specialized biological meaning of 'completing a life cycle on a single host'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the condition or quality of being autoecious; completing an organism's life cycle on a single host species (especially used of parasitic fungi such as rusts).
Autoeciousness is common among some rust fungi, which complete all spore stages on a single plant species.
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Last updated: 2025/11/25 07:04