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Definition of: trioecious
(trī·ē′shəs) adjective Bot.
Having in different plants of the same species male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers: also spelled triecious. Also tri·oi′cous (-oi′kəs). [<NL Trioecia, order name <Gk. tri- three + oikos a house]
—tri·oe′cious·ly adverb
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