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Dioecious
Meaning
Adj
●
In Botany:
Having the
male
and
female
reproductive organs
on
separate
plants
(of the same
species
)
rather than
different
parts
of the same plant.
●
In Zoology:
Having two
distinct
sexes.
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Origin
dioecious
English
-oecious
English
οἰκία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
οἶκος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ϝοῖκος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
di-
English
δία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
δίς
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Antonyms
Monoecious
Synoecious
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Hermaphroditic
Monoecious
Gametophyte
Deciduous
Herbaceous
Unisexual
Monocots
Dicotyledonous
Diploid
Allelopathic
Hermaphrodite
Inflorescence
Evergreen
Rhizomatous
Fleshy
Sessile
Filamentous
Genus
Protogynous
Unicellular
Motile
Haploid
Subfamily
Monocotyledonous
Honey Locust
Butterfly Bush
Nitrogen Fixers
Poison Hemlock
Quaking Aspen
Flowering Plant
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