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androdioecious

[an-droh-dahy-ee-shuh s]
adjective Botany.
  1. having staminate and monoclinous flowers on separate plants of the same species.
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Origin of androdioecious

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + dioecious
Related formsan·dro·di·oe·cism [an-droh-dahy-ee-siz-uh m] /ˌæn droʊ daɪˈi sɪz əm/, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for androdioecious

androdioecious

adjective
  1. (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants
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