Definition of: paroecious

(pə·rē′shəs) adjective Bot.
Having the male and female sexual organs of plants developed side by side or in the same inflorescence, as in many bryophytes: also spelled parecious. Also pa·roi′cous. [<Gk. paroikos dwelling side by side <paroikeein <para- beside + oikeein dwell]
—pa·roe′cious·ly adverb
—pa·roe′cious·ness noun
—pa·roe′cism (-siz·əm) noun