Dioeciously

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a dioecious manner. not-comparable

    "A dioeciously hermaphrodite plant has flowers structurally perfect, but practically dioecious, those on one plant producing no pollen, and those on another no ovules."

Example

More examples

"A dioeciously hermaphrodite plant has flowers structurally perfect, but practically dioecious, those on one plant producing no pollen, and those on another no ovules."

Etymology

From dioecious + -ly.

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