- dioecism
- noun see dioecious
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dioecism
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Dioecism — Dioecism, dioikismos, dioecismus, can mean: Dioecism, the removal from a city of its formerly subordinate constituents, the opposite of Synoecism Dioecism, the botanical condition of being dioecious, dioecy Dioecism, a type of biological sex… … Wikipedia
Dioecism — Di*[oe] cism, n. (Biol.) The condition of being di[oe]cious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dioecism — See dioeciously. * * * … Universalium
dioecism — di·oe·cism … English syllables
dioecism — dīˈēˌsizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dioec (from New Latin Dioecia) + ism : the condition of being dioecious * * * … Useful english dictionary
Sapindales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, about 460 genera, and some 5,700 species of shrubs, woody vines, and trees. It includes the Citrus genus and other species important for their fruits.… … Universalium
dioecious — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Greek di + oikos Date: 1752 1. having male reproductive organs in one individual and female in another 2. having staminate and pistillate flowers borne on different individuals • dioecism … New Collegiate Dictionary
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unisexuality — See unisexual. * * * ▪ biology in biology, the condition of an organism or species capable of producing only male or female gametes (sex cells) but never both. A unisexual organism of a bisexual species is one in which the male and female… … Universalium
dioecious — dioeciously, adv. dioeciousness, n. dioecism /duy ee siz euhm/, n. /duy ee sheuhs/, adj. Biol. (esp. of plants) having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes. Also, diecious. [1740 50; < NL… … Universalium
