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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
Example Sentences
Salix are generally dioecious — their male and female reproductive parts are on different plants.
Nepenthes is part of the just 6% of flowering plant species that are dioecious, meaning each individual plant produces either male or female flowers.
If you want berries, remember that hollies are dioecious, meaning they come in male and female, and only the female bears fruit.
Willows are dioecious; that is, male trees produce only male flowers, and female trees produce only female flowers.
The former plants are termed self-incompatible hermaphrodites; the latter, dioecious species.
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