dioecious

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The tree is dioecious, there being separate male and female trees.

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  1. adjective Botany Having the male and female reproductive organs borne on separate individuals of the same species.
  2. adjective Botany Characterized by species in which the male and female reproductive organs occur on different individuals; sexually distinct.

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  • The hop is dioecious (producing male and female blossoms on separate plants), but very rarely both can be found on the same stem—the plant thus becoming monoecious. —  Grain and Chaff from an English Manor
  • "It is strange for a dioecious species to be so reluctant about revealing their bodies," heshe said at last, hisher eyes twitching back and forth between us. —  Asimov'sSF,January2008
  • Hops are a dioecious plant with sterns which twine in a clockwise direction. —  Article Source
  • The genus is diverse, about 260 species (not bad!), apparently all of them are dioecious (Reminder: it means sexes are differentiated, with both male and female plants relying on outcross to mate successfully). —  Seeds Aside
  • There are 3 sexual forms of which palms will take that is monoecious, dioecious, or polygamous. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
 

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  1. From New Latin Dioecia, former class name : di-1 + Greek oikiā, a dwelling; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.
 

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