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gynodioecism

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gyn⋅o⋅di⋅oe⋅cious

  [jin-oh-dahy-ee-shuhs, gahy-noh-, jahy-]
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–adjective Botany.
having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.
Origin:
1875–80; gyno- + dioecious

Related forms:
gyn⋅o⋅di⋅oe⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
gy⋅no⋅di⋅oe⋅cism  [jahy-noh-dahy-ee-siz-uhm] , noun
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gy·no·di·oe·cious   (gī'nō-dī-ē'shəs, jĭn'ō-, jī'nō-)   
adj.  Having bisexual flowers on some plants and only female flowers on other plants of the same species.
gy'no·di·oe'cism (gī'nō-dī-ē'sĭz'əm, jī'-) n.
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