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trioecious

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tri⋅oe⋅cious

  [trahy-ee-shuhs]
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–adjective Botany.
of or pertaining to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
Also, triecious.

Origin:
1855–60; < NL Trioeci(a) former order name (Gk tri- tri- + oikía, pl. of oikíon house, equiv. to oîk(os) house + -ion dim. suffix) + -ous

Related forms:
tri⋅oe⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
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