Dioecism

Dioecism

Dioecism, dioikismos, dioecismus, can mean:

  • Dioecism, the removal from a city of its formerly subordinate constituents, the opposite of Synoecism
  • Dioecism, the botanical condition of being dioecious, dioecy
  • Dioecism, a type of biological sex allocation

See also

  • Synoecism (disambiguation)

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  • dioecism — noun see dioecious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • dioecism — di·oe·cism …   English syllables

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