triecious

[ trahy-ee-shuh s ]
/ traɪˈi ʃəs /

adjective Botany.

trioecious.

OTHER WORDS FROM triecious

tri·e·cious·ly, adverb

Words nearby triecious

tridentum, tridermic, tridimensional, triduum, tridymite, triecious, tried, tried and true, tried-and-true, triella, triene

Definition for triecious (2 of 2)

trioecious

or tri·e·cious

[ trahy-ee-shuh s ]
/ traɪˈi ʃəs /

adjective Botany.

of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.

Origin of trioecious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM trioecious

tri·oe·cious·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for triecious (1 of 2)

triecious
/ (traɪˈiːʃəs) /

adjective

a variant spelling of trioecious

British Dictionary definitions for triecious (2 of 2)

trioecious

triecious

/ (traɪˈiːʃəs) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for trioecious

C18: from New Latin trioecia, from Greek tri- + oikos house