Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

androecious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-droe-cious
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having masculine reproductive organs.

Etymology

From andro- + -ecious, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr, “male”) in combination with οἰκία (oikía, “residency”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: andro
Root: ἀνήρ
Suffix: ecious

Questions

What does androecious mean?: Having masculine reproductive organs.
Where does androecious come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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