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diclinous definition

di·cli·nous (dī′kli nəs, dī klī′nəs)

adjective

Bot. having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers

Etymology: < di- + Gr klinē, bed + -ous

Related Forms:

  • diclinism di′·cli·nism′ (dī′kli niz′əm) noun or dicliny di′·cliny (-nē)

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