dioecious

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Adjective

dioecious (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.
2. (zoology, rare) Having two distinct sexes.

Antonyms

• monoecious
• synoecious

Related terms

• dioecism
• dioecy

Translations

• German: diözisch, zweihäusig, getrenntgeschlechtig
• Portuguese: dioico

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