trioecious

or tri·e·cious

[ trahy-ee-shuhs ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.

Origin of trioecious

1
1855–60; <New Latin Trioeci(a) former order name (Greek tri-tri- + oikía, plural of oikíon house, equivalent to oîk(os) house + -ion diminutive suffix) + -ous

Other words from trioecious

  • tri·oe·cious·ly, adverb

Words Nearby trioecious

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British Dictionary definitions for trioecious

trioecious

triecious

/ (traɪˈiːʃəs) /


adjective
  1. (of a plant species) having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers in three different plants

Origin of trioecious

1
C18: from New Latin trioecia, from Greek tri- + oikos house

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