trioecious

adjective

tri·​oe·​cious

variants or triecious

(ˈ)trī¦ēshəs

: having staminate, pistillate, and hermaphrodite flowers on different plants

a trioecious species

trioeciously adverb

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Trioecia, order of plants in former classifications (from tri- + -oecia) + English -ous

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