dioecian

9.9

Having male and female parts on different plants or animals

adjective
/daɪˈiːʃən/

Archaic

: dioico

Many holly trees are dioecian, requiring both male and female plants for successful fruiting.

Examples

Unlike monoecious corn, spinach is a dioecian plant with separate sexes.
Some species of fish are dioecian, producing distinct male and female individuals.
Wow, those dioecian flowers are beautiful!
The dioecian plants require both male and female specimens for reproduction.
Many holly trees are dioecian, requiring both male and female plants for successful fruiting.
Some species of fish are dioecian, producing distinct male and female individuals.
Unlike monoecious corn, spinach is a dioecian plant with separate sexes.

Synonyms

dioecious

vsdioecian

Specialized

1 9.9

Having males and females on different plants or animals

is the same meaning but appears as a different written form

Antonyms

monoecious

Specialized

1 9.9

A plant or animal that has both male and female reproductive parts on the same body

Surface Forms

dioecian positive

Morphology

dioecian = dioecy (semi-transparent) = di + oec + ian

Derived from the technical noun 'dioecy' with the adjectival ending '-ian'; the formation is regular but the root element 'oec-' is obscure to most learners.

Etymology

Dioecian comes from Greek parts di- 'two' and oikos 'house', meaning 'two houses'. So a dioecian plant or animal has male and female parts on different individuals, not on the same one.