trioecious

or tri·e·cious

[ trahy-ee-shuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. of or relating to a species having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants.

trioecious

/ traɪˈiːʃəs /

adjective

1. (of a plant species) having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers in three different plants

Other Words From

• tri·oecious·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of trioecious¹

1855–60; < New Latin Trioeci ( a ) former order name ( Greek tri- tri- + oikía, plural of oikíon house, equivalent to oîk ( os ) house + -ion diminutive suffix) + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of trioecious¹

C18: from New Latin trioecia , from Greek tri- + oikos house