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dioecious plant

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dioecious plant (dīē`shəs), plant in which the male and female reproductive structures are found in different individuals, as distinct from a monoecious plant (see hermaphrodite hermaphrodite , animal or plant that normally possesses both male and female reproductive systems, producing both eggs and sperm. Many plants, including most flowering plants (angiosperms), are hermaphroditic, or monoecious; in these, male and female reproductive
..... Click the link for more information. ), in which they are found in the same individual.
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