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Word: Dioecious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from modern Latin Dioecia (a class in Linnaeus's sexual system), from di-‘two’ + Greek -oikos ‘house’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʌɪˈiːʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a plant or invertebrate animal) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.
Short Definition:having male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals
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