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dioecy

/daɪˈiːsi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dioe-cy
IPA
/daɪˈiːsi/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δι- (di-, “twice”) + οἰκία (oikía, “house, family, tribe”).

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Derived Forms

androdioecy

Questions

How do you pronounce dioecy?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈiːsi/.
What does dioecy mean?
The condition of being dioecious, namely having separate sexes, especially of plants.
Where does dioecy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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