heteroicous

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Adjective heteroicous has 1 sense

heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamous - having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant
Antonyms: dioecious, dioecian (indirect, via monoecious)

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Heteroicous

Definition:

(adjective)

Referring to the reproductive system of certain plants where male and female reproductive structures are found on separate individuals.

Examples:

1. The willow tree is a heteroicous plant, as it produces male flowers on one tree and female flowers on another tree.

2. The biologist studied the heteroicous nature of the moss species and discovered that the male gametophytes were located on one plant, while the female gametophytes were on a nearby plant.

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