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Adjective: dioecious  dI'ee-shus
  1. Having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals
    "Some seeds of dioecious plants develop into male plants and others become females";
    - dioecian

Antonym: monoecious

Encyclopedia: Dioecious

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