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di·oe·cious (di·e·cious)
 dioecious (diecious)
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- pronunciation:
- daI
i
sh
 s
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
esp. of plants, having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individuals.
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| derivations: |
dioeciously (adv.), dioecism (n.) |
The word dioecious
contains the following parts:
di-2, diplo-
Greek
prefix
that means two, double
  Example words:
dicephalous, dichloride, dichromate, dichromatic, didymium, diencephalon, digraph, dihedral, dilemma, dioecious, dioxide, diphthong, diploid, diploma, dipole, dipterous, distich, disyllable, divalent
- synonyms:
- bi-, bin-, du, duo
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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