|gänə|kōrˌizəm noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gon- + -chorism (from Greek chōrismos separation, from chōrizein to separate); originally formed as German gonochorismus — more at chorisis
1. : dioecism
2. : the development or evolution of sex
• gon·o·cho·ris·mal |gänəkō|rizməl adjective