dioecious
adjective
(especially of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.
dioeciousness
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a word derived from
dioecious.
Example Sentences
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There would be no such conversion, unless pollen was already carried regularly by insects or by the wind from one individual to the other; for otherwise every step towards dioeciousness would lead towards sterility.
From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Charles Darwin
