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Diecious vs Dioecious - What's the difference?

diecious | dioecious |

As adjectives the difference between diecious and dioecious

is that diecious is while dioecious is (botany) having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.

diecious

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Adjective

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    • dioecious

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

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

    • Usage notes

    This term is mainly used of species in the plant kingdom. The corresponding term in zoology is .

    Related terms

    * dioecism * dioecy

    Antonyms

    * monoecious * synoecious