dioecious adjective. [dʌɪ'i:ʃǝs] Also *diecious. M18.
[from mod. Latin Dioecia, a class in Linnaeus's sexual system (formed as DI-² + Greek oikos house) + -OUS.]
1. Botany. Bearing male and female flowers on different plants. Also, (of a cryptogam) having male and female organs in different plants. M18.
2. Zoology. Having male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals. E19.

■ dioeciously adverb L19.

■ dioeciousness noun L19.

■ dioecism [-sɪz(ǝ)m] noun dioecious state L19.

■ dioecy [-si] noun dioecism M20.

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