Dioecy (dioecious)

• Title

  Dioecy (dioecious)

• Definition

  Describing a sexual condition of a species that bears only functionally staminate flowers on some plants and only functionally pistillate flowers on other plants. Compare with monoecious.

• Related Terms

  Homoecy (homoecious)

  Monoecy (monoecious)

  Andromonoecy (andromonoecious)

  Gynomonoecy (gynomonoecious)

  Androdioecy (androdioecious)

  Gynodioecy (gynodioecious)

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