dioecious

dioecious is a 9-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to monoecious. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to monoecious.
2. adjective. having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

   Synonyms: dioecian

Synonyms

dioecian

Common word forms

dioeciously, dioeciousness

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