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dioecious, diecious, dioicous (of some plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on separate plants dioecious [dī′ē·shəs] (biology) Having the male and female reproductive organs on different individuals. Also known as dioic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Date palms are dioecious, which means that trees have either male or female flowers but not both. In the new work, the objects Edmier has cast are hefty cycads, dioecious tropical plants--in other words, each plant is gender specific, either male or female. Many of the above are dioecious species, which means they consist of separate male and female trees. |
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