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dioecious

/dahy-ee-shuhs/US // daɪˈi ʃəs //UK // (daɪˈiːʃəs) //

雌雄同体,雌雄同体的,雌雄同株,雌雄异体

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : having the male and female organs in separate and distinct individuals; having separate sexes.

Examples

  • Grapes are not to-day considered dioecious but polygamo-dioecious, a distinction which will be defined later.

  • Again, in the case of dioecious trees, only the female or pistillate bear fruit.

  • If I am right, it is very advisable not to use the term "dioecious," as this at once brings notions of separation of sexes.

  • The flowers are dioecious, rarely monoecious, provided with one or two perianths.

  • The flowers have no petals and are polygamous or dioecious (male, female and hermaphrodite flowers occur).