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■ adjective Biology (of a plant or invertebrate animal) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals. Compare with monoecious .
Derivatives
dioecy noun
Origin
C18: from mod. L. Dioecia (a class in Linnaeus's system), from di- 1 + Gk -oikos 'house'.