AUTOECIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host

Example:

autoecious rust fungi

Synonyms:

autoecious; homoecious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

heteroecious (of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species)

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