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trioecious

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/traɪˈiːʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trī ē′shəs)

tri•oe•cious (trī ē′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]

Botanyof or pertaining to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.

Also, triecious.

Neo-Latin Trioeci(a) former order name (Greek tri- tri- + oikía, plural of oikíon house, equivalent. to oîk(os) house + -ion diminutive suffix) + -ous
1855–60

tri•oe′cious•ly, adv.

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trioecious, triecious /traɪˈiːʃəs/ adj

(of a plant species) having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers in three different plants

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin trioecia, from Greek tri- + oikos house

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