Triœcian.
/trʌɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)ə/ Botany.
The third order in the Linnæan class Polygamia, comprising plants having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on different individuals.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by parts > characterized by stamens, pistils, or sex of flowers > classes based on
Triandria1748
heptandria1753
hexandria1753
icosandria1753
Monadelphia1753
Monandria1753
Monoecia1753
Octandria1753
Polyadelphia1753
polyandria1753
Polygamia1753
Pentandria1754
Monogynia1757
Pentagynia1757
Tetradynamia1760
Tetragynia1760
Tetrandria1760
Triœcia1760
Octagynia1765
hexagynia1777
polygynia1865
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. ii. xxvi. 135 Trioecia, comprehending such Plants as have the Polygamy on three distinct Plants.
Derivatives
triœcious adj. /traɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs/ (also triˈoicous) belonging to this order, or having the flowers thus distributed.
/traɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs/ (also triˈoicous) belonging to this order, or having the flowers thus distributed.ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adjective] > characterized by parts or form > characterized by sex of flowers
malea1398
masculinea1550
androgynous1739
polygamous1757
monoecious1761
polygamious1761
monoicous1822
monoclinous1828
monoecian1828
trigamous1842
hermaphrodite1854
triœcious1860
monoecious1861
synœcious1863
synoicous1863
autoicous1875
andro-diœcious1877
andromonœcious1877
gynodioecious1877
gynomonoecious1877
monoicous1877
autoecious1896
monoclinian1900
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Triœcius, Bot...triœcious.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Triœcious, Trioicus, having male flowers on one individual, female on another, and hermaphrodite on a third.
triˈœciously adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [adverb] > in the manner of particular type of pollination
monoeciously1859
cleistogamically1885
cleistogamously1885
triœciously1891
1891 Cent. Dict. Triœciously..Trioicous.
Categories »
triœcism n. /traɪˈiːsɪz(ə)m/ triœcious character or condition.
/traɪˈiːsɪz(ə)m/ triœcious character or condition.This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
<
n.1760