dioecious

di·oe·cious also di·e·cious  (d-shs)

adj. Botany

1. Having the male and female reproductive organs borne on separate individuals of the same species.

2. Characterized by species in which the male and female reproductive organs occur on different individuals; sexually distinct.

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[From New Latin Dioecia, former class name : di-¹ + Greek oiki, a dwelling; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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di·oecious·ly adv.

di·oecism (-szm) n.

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dioecious [die-eesh-uss]

Adjective

(of plants) having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants [Greek di- twice + oikia house]

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dioecious  (d-shs)

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dioecious - having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals dioecian monecious, monoecious, monoicous - having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal