The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
trioecious — [trī ē′shəs] adj. [< TRI + LL oecus, a room (< Gr oikos, a house: see ECO ) + OUS] having male, female, and bisexual flowers on separate plants … English World dictionary
trioecious — trioeciously, adv. /truy ee sheuhs/, adj. Bot. of or pertaining to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants. Also, triecious. [1855 60; < NL Trioeci(a) former order name (Gk tri TRI + oikía, pl. of OIKÍON house … Universalium
trioecious — tri·oe·cious … English syllables
trioecious — tri•oe•cious [[t]traɪˈi ʃəs[/t]] adj. bot of or pertaining to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL Trioeci(a) former order name (Gk tri tri +oikía, pl. of oikíon house =oîk(os) … From formal English to slang
trioecious — /traɪˈiʃəs/ (say truy eeshuhs) adjective having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants. Also, US, triecious. {New Latin trioecia (from tri tri + Greek oikion house) + ous} –trioeciously, adverb …
trioecious — a. having male, female and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants. ♦ trioecism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
trioecious — adj. Bot. having male, female, and hermaphrodite organs each on separate plants. Etymology: TRI + Gk oikos house … Useful english dictionary
triecious — variant of trioecious * * * trieciously, adv. /truy ee sheuhs/, adj. Bot. trioecious … Useful english dictionary
tri|oi|cous — «try OY kuhs», adjective. = trioecious. (Cf. ↑trioecious) … Useful english dictionary
Plant sexuality — Close up of an Echinopsis spachiana flower, showing both carpels (only the styles and stigmas are visible) and stamens, making it a perfect flower. Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant… … Wikipedia
