trioecious

trioecious
trioeciously, adv.
/truy ee"sheuhs/, adj. Bot.
of or pertaining to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.
Also, triecious.
[1855-60; < NL Trioeci(a) former order name (Gk tri- TRI- + oikía, pl. of OIKÍON house, equiv. to oîk(os) house + -ion dim. suffix) + -OUS]

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