Dioecy

//daɪˈiːsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants. uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “twice”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”).

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