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diclinous
di·cli·nous
[
dī klnəss
]
adjective
Definition:
with male and female flowers:
describes plants that have stamens and pistils in separate flowers, rather than in the same flower
[
Early 19th century. < modern Latin
diclines
"two beds" < Greek
klinē
"bed"
]
di·clin·ism
noun
di·cli·ny
[
d klnee
]
noun
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