In botany terms the difference between dioecious and deciduous
is that dioecious is having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant while deciduous is of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
dioecious
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Alternative forms
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Adjective
(-)
(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
deciduous
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Adjective
(-)
(biology) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
Antonyms
* (describing a part that falls off) persistent, permanent
* (of or pertaining to trees) evergreen
Derived terms
* deciduosity
* deciduously
* deciduousness
* deciduous tooth
