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dioecy
dioecy
English

dioecy in Ilex aquifolium: (above) Holly shoot with flowers from male plant; (top right) male flower enlarged, showing stamens with pollen and reduced, sterile stigma; (below) shoot with flowers from female plant; (lower right) female flower enlarged, showing stigma and reduced, sterile stamens (staminodes) with no pollen
Noun
dioecy (uncountable)
Translations
the condition of being dioecious
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