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...
- produces only sperm or eggs but never both. Both monoicous (/mɒˈnoʊəkəs/) and dioicous gametophytes produce gametes in gametangia by mitosis rather than meiosis...
- 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...
- A dioicous gametophyte either produces only male gametes (sperm) or produces only female gametes (egg cells). About 60% of liverworts are dioicous.: 52 ...
- variable in appearance and contains several subspecies. This species is dioicous, having separate male and female plants. M. polymorpha has a wide distribution...
- "dioicous" to describe bryophyte gametophytes. "Monoecious" and "monoicous" are both derived from the Gr**** for "one house", "dioecious" and "dioicous"...
- monoicous (bi****ual), where an individual can produce both eggs and sperm, or dioicous (uni****ual), where one produces only eggs and another produces only sperm...
- thallus (monoicous), or specialized into separate male and female organisms (dioicous).[citation needed] In heterosporous vascular plants (plants that produce...
- classified as gonochoric in animals, as dioecious in seed plants and as dioicous in cryptogams.: 82  In some species, female and hermaphrodite individuals...
- classified as gonochoric in animals, as dioecious in seed plants and as dioicous in cryptogams.: 82  Males can coexist with hermaphrodites, a ****ual system...