trioecious
or tri·e·cious
[ trahy-ee-shuhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
Origin of trioecious
1Other words from trioecious
- tri·oe·cious·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for trioecious
trioecious
triecious
/ (traɪˈiːʃəs) /
adjective
(of a plant species) having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers in three different plants
Origin of trioecious
1C18: from New Latin trioecia, from Greek tri- + oikos house
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