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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
/ ī-ŧ′ə /
- 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
- 徱ˈDZdzܲ, adverb
- 徱ˈDZdzܲԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- 徱·DZcdzܲ· adverb
- 徱·DZcdzܲ·Ա noun
- 徱·DZ· [dahy-, ee, -siz-, uh, m], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dioecious1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of dioecious1
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Example Sentences
Salix are generally dioecious — their male and female reproductive parts are on different plants.
In fact, Nepenthes is the only dioecious carnivorous plant.
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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