Dioecious Definition

dīēzhəs
adjective
Having the male reproductive organs in one individual and the female organs in another; having separate sexes.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Dioecious

  • From New Latin Dioecia former class name di– Greek oikiā a dwelling weik-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • di- +‎ -oecious

    From Wiktionary

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