Definition of Dioicous. Meaning of Dioicous. Synonyms of Dioicous

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Definition of Dioicous

Dioicous
Dioicous Di*oi"cous, a. See Di[oe]cious.

Meaning of Dioicous from wikipedia

- the two main ****ual systems in bryophytes, the other being monoicy. Both dioicous (/daɪˈoʊəkəs/) and monoicous gametophytes produce gametes in gametangia...
- gametophytes, which are then called dioicous. The moss Mnium hornum has the gametophyte as the dominant generation. It is dioicous: male plants produce only antheridia...
- "dioicous" to describe bryophyte gametophytes. "Monoecious" and "monoicous" are both derived from the Gr**** for "one house", "dioecious" and "dioicous"...
- produces only sperm or eggs but never both. Both monoicous (/mɒˈnoʊəkəs/) and dioicous gametophytes produce gametes in gametangia by mitosis rather than meiosis...
- different terms, dioicous and monoicous, may be used for the gametophyte generation, although dioecious and monoecious are also used. A dioicous gametophyte...
- classified as gonochoric in animals, as dioecious in seed plants and as dioicous in cryptogams.: 82  In some species, female and hermaphrodite individuals...
- gametophyte can be monoicous (bi****ual), producing both eggs and sperm, or dioicous (uni****ual), either female (producing eggs) or male (producing sperm)....
- classified as gonochoric in animals, as dioecious in seed plants and as dioicous in cryptogams.: 82  Males can coexist with hermaphrodites, a ****ual system...
- majority of the flowering plants or plants used as vegetables, spinach is a dioicous plant, meaning different plants can have either female or male flowers...
- can be either monoicous or dioicous (similar to monoecious and dioecious in vascular plants), with most studied dioicous species exhibiting genetic ****...