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dioecious
di·oe·cious [ dī shəss ] or di·e·cious [ dī shəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
with male and female flowers on different plants: having male and female flowers on different plants of the same species
[Mid-18th century. < modern Latin Dioecia, literally "two houses" < Greek oikos "house"]

di·oe·cism [ dī  sìzzəm ] noun
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