dioecism


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di·oe·cious

also di·e·cious  (dī-ē′shəs)
adj.
Biology Having the male and female reproductive organs, especially flowers, on different individuals.
[From New Latin Dioecia, former class name : di- + Greek oikiā, a dwelling; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]
di·oe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.
di′oe′cy (-sē) n.
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dioecism

(daɪˈiːsɪzəm)
n
the condition of being dioecious
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For example, Pennington and Sarukhan (1968) related dioecism in Mexico, Bawa and Opler (1975) described monoecism in Costa Rica and Croat (1978) showed that in Panama the majority of flowers were bisexual.
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Baker (1967) noted that in animals "autogamous hermaphroditism provides the mechanism for ready establishment," whereas in plants "apomixis and purely vegetative reproduction are also available to replace self-incompatible hermaphroditism (and monoecism) or dioecism."
Baker's Law revisited: reproductive assurance in a metapopulation
Patterns of dioecism in the flora of the Carolinas.
A survey of floral traits, breeding systems, floral visitors, and pollination systems of the angiosperms of the Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile)
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