trioecious

adj — 3 senses

trioecious

adj

/traɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs/

Etymology From tri- + -oecious.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Having male (staminate), female (pistillate), and bisexual flowers on the same plant (also known as "polygamous"), like Fraxinus excelsior

2

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Obsolete Belonging to the former Linnaean order Trioecia, consisting of plants of this type.

3

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Having three sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite, as some nematodes.

Related terms
trioecy, trioecism, dioecious

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