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Meaning of "dioecious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIOECIOUS

From New Latin Dioecia name of class, from di1 + Greek oikia house, dwelling.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIOECIOUS

dioecious  [daɪˈɔɪkəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIOECIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dioecious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIOECIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dioecy

Dioecy is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct male and female individual organisms or colonies, meaning that a colony contains only either male or female individuals. Dioecious reproduction is biparental reproduction.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIOECIOUS


amicus
ˈæmɪkəs
autoicous
ɔːˈtɔɪkəs
Autolycus
ɔːˈtɒlɪkəs
Copernicus
kəˈpɜːnɪkəs
Cyzicus
ˈsɪzɪkəs
deinonychus
daɪˈnɒnɪkəs
dioicous
daɪˈɔɪkəs
Ecclesiasticus
ɪˌkliːzɪˈæstɪkəs
Granicus
ɡrəˈnaɪkəs
Leviticus
lɪˈvɪtɪkəs
lubricous
ˈluːbrɪkəs
lumbricus
ˈlʌmbrɪkəs
monoecious
mɒˈnɔɪkəs
monoicous
mɒˈnɔɪkəs
monostichous
ˌmɒnəʊˈstaɪkəs
paroicous
pəˈrɔɪkəs
Pecos
ˈpeɪkəs
synoecious
sɪˈnɔɪkəs
synoicous
sɪˈnɔɪkəs
umbilicus
ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIOECIOUS

dinucleotide
Dio Cassius
Dio Chrysostom
diobol
diocesan
diocese
Diocletian
diode
Diodorus Siculus
dioeciously
dioeciousness
dioecism
dioecy
dioestrus
Diogenes
dioicous
dioicously
dioicousness
diol
diolefin

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIOECIOUS

atrocious
audacious
auspicious
bootylicious
conscious
delicious
ferocious
gracious
luscious
malicious
precious
previous
self-conscious
spacious
specious
subconscious
suspicious
tenacious
unconscious
vicious
voracious

Synonyms and antonyms of dioecious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dioecious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIOECIOUS

Find out the translation of dioecious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dioecious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dioecious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雌雄异株
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dioica
570 millions of speakers

English

dioecious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dioecious
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثنائي المسكن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздельнополы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dióico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dioecious
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dioïque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dioecious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zweihäusig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雌雄異体の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자웅 이주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dioecious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây có hoa đực và cái ở khác thân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பால் செடியாகும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकनिष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikievcikli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dioica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwupienne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

раздельнополи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dioică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίοικο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweehuisig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvåbyggare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dioecious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dioecious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIOECIOUS»

The term «dioecious» is regularly used and occupies the 93.099 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIOECIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dioecious

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIOECIOUS»

Discover the use of dioecious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dioecious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Flowering of Australia's Rainforests: A Plant and ...
Appendix 4: Some dioecious and partly dioecious species in Australian subtropical rainforests Family/species Breeding systems Ebenaceae Diospyros australis D. pentamera Euphorbiaceae Claoxylon australe Drypetes deplanchei Mallotus ...
Geoff Williams, Paul Adam, 2010
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The Evolution of Primary Sexual Characters in Animals
Dioecious Dioecious Largely dieocious; some sequential and simultaneous hermaphrodites among teleosts Reported Dioecious Dioecious Dioecious Selfing? Low–moderate Low Moderate Selfing rate from 1 species: 0.162± 0.259 Low to ...
Janet Leonard, Alex Cordoba-Aguilar, 2010
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Evolution: Essays in Honour of John Maynard Smith
Where only self-compatibility is known, 12.9% of the genera have dioecious members. These differences are highly significant, by a x2 test; ^ey remain so even if we include all families in which incompatibility has been claimed in the category ...
Paul John Greenwood, Paul H. Harvey, Montgomery Slatkin, 1985
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Apomixis in Plants
DIOECY Strassburger71 pointed out that in dioecious plants with hampered pollination, the development of an apomictic method of reproduction would save the species from destruction. Gustafsson32 showed that sexual relatives of apomictic ...
Sven Asker, Lenn Jerling, 1992
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Sex Determination in Plants
3. Molecular. approaches. to. the. study. of. sex. determination. in. dioecious. Silene. latifolia. Charles P.Scutt, Shona E.Robertson, Malcolm E.Willis, Yasuko Kamisugi, Yi Li, Matthew R.Shenton, Rachel H.Smith, Helen Martin and Philip ...
CC Ainsworth, 1999
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The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
The orders are, 'Dioecia Monandria — dioecious male plants with one stamina. MJioecia Diandria dioecious male plants with two stamina. 3Dioecia Triandria — dioecious male plants with three stamina. *Dioeci a Tetrandria — dioecious male  ...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, 1778
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Tropical Forest Canopies: Ecology and Management
L F SDl dioecious Sciadolenia toxifera Krukoff & A.C.Sm. L I SDI dioecious MORACEAE Coussapoa cf. lessmannii Mildhr. HT I- Wind dioecious Ficus paraensis tmiq.t Miq. HT F agaonid wasps monoecious Ficus pertusa L.F. HT F agaonid ...
K. Eduard Linsenmair, 2001
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Plant Cytogenetics, Second Edition
Bryonia dioica (dioecious) female × Bryonia macrostylis (monoecious) male → all female 4. Bryonia macrostylis (monoecious) female × Bryonia dioica (dioecious) male → 1 female:1 male 5. Bryonia dioica (dioecious) female × Bryonia ...
Ram J. Singh, 2002
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The Biology of Vines
However, as tabulated by Croat (1978), only 11% of the BCI climbers ( = herbaceous vines + lianas, but excluding hemiepiphytic Clusia and Coussapoa) are dioecious. Nevertheless, since the 30 dioecious BCI climbers constitute 26% of the ...
Francis E. Putz, Harold A. Mooney, 1991
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Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Reproductive Strategies
Dioecious plants with separate male and female individuals are quite rare; less than 4% of all plant species belong to this category. Examples are Hwnulus lupulits (hop). Carica papaya (papaya), Salix spp. (willow), Asparagus officinalis  ...
Tom de Jong, Peter Klinkhamer, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIOECIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dioecious is used in the context of the following news items.
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DALY: Several species of trees have long life spans | Gwinnett Daily …
The plants are dioecious meaning they have male and female trees. Be aware that the female trees produce foul smelling fruit that can cover ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
2
Kiwifruit from Chile arrives at BioTropic
The Hayward kiwi is dioecious, with both male and female plants. The flowers from the male plants delivers the pollen for pollination. A view of ... «FreshPlaza, Jun 15»
3
Prolific eastern red cedar proves useful
It is a dioecious species, meaning there are distinct male and female trees. The latter produces beautiful blue berries — the juniper berries that ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Ask a Gardener: Best plants for wet locations
Note that winterberry, like all hollies, is dioecious. That means that both a male and female plant are needed for fruit to be produced on the ... «Ithaca Journal, Jun 15»
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Extension: Growers have to be patient with squash
Squash plants are dioecious, meaning the male and female flower parts are on separate flowers. Both male and female flowers are found on ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jun 15»
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BWW Reviews: LOVE & BOTANY: SIX 10-MINUTE PLAYS at Source …
Kristen Davis-Coelho's Dioecious features the largest cast of the evening. The biological term dioecious, in case you're not familiar, speaks of ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Source Festival Shorts: Love and Botany (review)
DIOECIOUS by Kristen Davis-Coelho TREE DANGLINGS by Kristy Simmons — with Matthew Sparacino and Kendall Helblig. All photos by ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jun 15»
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Source Theatre Festival 2015: 'Love & Botany: 10-Minute Plays'
You get The Tomato and the Onion (Simon Henriques), Manus Dei (Jeffrey Strausser), Dioecious (Kristen Davis-Coelho), Allergy (Erica Smith), ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jun 15»
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Weed Watch – Waterhemp is resistant to six herbicide classes
Because waterhemp is dioecious, meaning there are male and female flowers on separate plants, two plants mix genes when reproduction ... «agprofessional.com, Jun 15»
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Rehabilitation plant unmasked as common saltbush
Dr Sampson says planting this species in WA has little immediate risk of pollinating the local subspecies because A. nummularia is a dioecious ... «Science Network Western Australia, Jun 15»

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