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DIOECIOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dioecious mean?
• DIOECIOUS (adjective)
The adjective DIOECIOUS has 1 sense:
1. having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
Familiarity information: DIOECIOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
Synonyms:
dioecian; dioecious
Antonym:
monoecious (having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal)
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