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dioecious
[ dahy-ee-shuhs ]
adjective
- (especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
dioecious
/ daɪˈɔɪkəs; daɪˈiːʃəs /
adjective
- (of some plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on separate plants Compare monoecious
dioecious
/ dī-ē′shəs /
- Having male flowers on one plant and female flowers on another plant of the same species. The holly and asparagus plants are dioecious.
- Compare monoecious
Derived Forms
- diˈoeciously, adverb
- diˈoeciousness, noun
Other Words From
- di·oecious·ly adverb
- di·oecious·ness noun
- di·oe·cism [dahy-, ee, -siz-, uh, m], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of dioecious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dioecious1
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Example Sentences
Grapes are not to-day considered dioecious but polygamo-dioecious, a distinction which will be defined later.
Again, in the case of dioecious trees, only the female or pistillate bear fruit.
If I am right, it is very advisable not to use the term "dioecious," as this at once brings notions of separation of sexes.
The flowers are dioecious, rarely monoecious, provided with one or two perianths.
The flowers have no petals and are polygamous or dioecious (male, female and hermaphrodite flowers occur).
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