Trioecious
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /traɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Trioecious is an adjective meaning (zoology) Having three sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite, as some nematodes.
Meaning
(zoology) Having three sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite, as some nematodes.
More Meanings
- (botany) Having male (staminate), female (pistillate), and bisexual flowers on the same plant (also known as "polygamous"), like Fraxinus excelsior
- (obsolete, botany) Belonging to the former Linnaean order Trioecia, consisting of plants of this type.
Word Forms
- triecious
- trioicous
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include triecious, trimonoecious, polygamodioecious, trimorphic, trigamous, trigynous.
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