Dioecious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Botany Having the male and female reproductive organs borne on separate individuals of the same species.
  • adj. Botany Characterized by species in which the male and female reproductive organs occur on different individuals; sexually distinct.
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  • adj. Having the male and female reproductive organs on separate plants (of the same species) rather than different parts of the same plant.
  • adj. Having two distinct sexes.
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  • adj. having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
    • Antonym
    monoecious   
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