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
OTHER WORDS FROM trioecious
tri·oe·cious·ly, adverbWords nearby trioecious
trinomial,
trinucleotide,
trio,
trio sonata,
triode,
trioecious,
triol,
triolein,
triolet,
triose,
triosephosphate isomerase
British Dictionary definitions for trioecious
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