Unionidae are dioecious, meaning they have separate sexes. From Wordnik.com. [Freshwater mussels in North America - factors affecting their endangerment and extinction] Reference
Ginkgos are dioecious, meaning they are found with two separate sexes (either female or male). From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
But unlike most tree species common in the U.S., the ginkgo is dioecious, meaning trees are male or female. From Wordnik.com. [Laudator Temporis Acti] Reference
A perennial littoral dioecious grass forming bushes. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
FLOWERS: Inflorescences dioecious, borne in leaf axils. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
= Change from the dioecious to the monoecious condition. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
Description: A prickly twining perennial, dioecious plant. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The tree is dioecious, there being separate male and female trees. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
Like many of the members of this family, the species is dioecious. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Most species are hermaphroditic, 9% are dioecious, and 9% are monoecious. From Wordnik.com. [Juan Fernández Islands temperate forests] Reference
It is dioecious; individual trees are carry either male or female flowers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
The tree is dioecious, bearing male catkins on one plant, female on another. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 360, November 25, 1882] Reference
Prolification, Substitutions, &c. = Change from the monoecious to the dioecious condition. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
The papaya is an interesting example of a tree that can be perfect, monoecious, or dioecious. From Wordnik.com. [5. How plants live and grow] Reference
In dioecious species (separate-sexed) there are separate male trees and separate female ones. From Wordnik.com. [pollen pollen, uber alles...] Reference
They are generally dioecious twining climbers, often prickly and arising from a tuberous rootstock. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
C. glauca is dioecious; male and female trees occur in approximately 1: 1 ratios in natural stands. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 20] Reference
In 1812, Konrad Sprengel first wrote about dioecious (separate-sexed) plants that produce pollen abundantly. From Wordnik.com. [Amid the heat wave, gardeners still have questions] Reference
This is a stout, rigid, much branched, gregarious and dioecious grass, flourishing in sand on the sea coast. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The root-leaves are somewhat heart-shaped, thick, and fleshy; stem simple, with verticillate branches; flower dioecious. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
The plants are dioecious and grow in a circular pattern. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
In our British dioecious Viscum I suppose it must be necessary. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
Flowers yellowish-green, dioecious, growing in axillary racemes. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Flowers dioecious, the male ones in panicles, the female solitary. From Wordnik.com. [The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines] Reference
Page 75: "dioecious pyrus" was originally typeset with an oe ligature. From Wordnik.com. [The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1] Reference
The animals, like all the vertebrata, are dioecious, i.e., male or female. From Wordnik.com. [Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata] Reference
Hops are a dioecious plant with sterns which twine in a clockwise direction. From Wordnik.com. [Article Source] Reference
Date Palms have differently sexed trees, which means that they are dioecious. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The northern wax myrtle and the Pacific wax myrtle may be dioecious or monecious. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage] Reference
Willows are dioecious, which means that male and female flowers are on separate plants. From Wordnik.com. [Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
The trees are typically dioecious which means that there are separate male and female trees. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Knowing what plants are monoecious or dioecious is difficult - even for the trained botanist. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Opinion]
The ginkgo trees are dioecious, with separate sexes, some trees being female and others being male. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
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