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Dioecian

Dioecian Meaning & Definition
Dioecian Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dioecian?

[adj] having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dioecian: dioecious

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Dioecian In Webster's Dictionary

\Di*[oe]"cian\, Dioecious \Di*[oe]"cious\, a. (Biol.) Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to {mon[oe]cious}.

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