diclinous

[ dahy-kluh-nuhs, dahy-klahy- ]

/ ˈdaɪ klə nəs, daɪˈklaɪ- /

adjective Botany.

(of a plant species, variety, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers, either on the same plant or on different plants; either monoecious or dioecious.

(of a flower) having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual.

Origin of diclinous

1820–30; di-¹ + Greek klī́n(ē) couch, bed + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM diclinous

di·cli·nism, noun

Words nearby diclinous

Dickson, Dick test, Dick test toxin, dicky, dickybird, diclinous, diclofenac potassium, dicloxacillin sodium, dicofol, Diconal, dicoria

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Example sentences from the Web for diclinous

Most of them have an acrid milky juice, and diclinous or monœcious flowers.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
Diclinous, having the stamens in one flower, the pistils in another, 85.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Diclinous, dī′kli-nus, adj. having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Pinus is also peculiar in the dimorphism of shoots and leaves and in their constant interrelations with the diclinous flowers.
The Genus Pinus|George Russell Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for diclinous

diclinous

/ (ˈdaɪklɪnəs, daɪˈklaɪ-) /

adjective

(of flowering plants) bearing unisexual flowers

(of flowers) unisexualCompare monoclinous

Derived forms of diclinous

diclinism, noundicliny (ˈdaɪklɪnɪ, daɪˈklaɪ-), noun

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Scientific definitions for diclinous

diclinous

[ dī-klī′nəs ]

Bearing imperfect flowers; having carpels and stamens in different flowers. A monoecious plant is diclinous since it bears male and female flowers separately, even though on the same plant. Dioecious plants are also diclinous, since an individual plant will bear flowers of only one sex. Compare monoclinous.

Having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual. Used of flowers.

单词	diclinous
释义	diclinous [ dahy-kluh-nuhs, dahy-klahy- ] / ˈdaɪ klə nəs, daɪˈklaɪ- / adjective Botany. (of a plant species, variety, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers, either on the same plant or on different plants; either monoecious or dioecious. (of a flower) having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual. Origin of diclinous 1820–30; di-¹ + Greek klī́n(ē) couch, bed + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM diclinous di·cli·nism, noun Words nearby diclinous Dickson, Dick test, Dick test toxin, dicky, dickybird, diclinous, diclofenac potassium, dicloxacillin sodium, dicofol, Diconal, dicoria Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diclinous Most of them have an acrid milky juice, and diclinous or monœcious flowers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various Diclinous, having the stamens in one flower, the pistils in another, 85. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Diclinous, dī′kli-nus, adj. having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Pinus is also peculiar in the dimorphism of shoots and leaves and in their constant interrelations with the diclinous flowers. The Genus Pinus\|George Russell Shaw British Dictionary definitions for diclinous diclinous / (ˈdaɪklɪnəs, daɪˈklaɪ-) / adjective (of flowering plants) bearing unisexual flowers (of flowers) unisexualCompare monoclinous Derived forms of diclinous diclinism, noundicliny (ˈdaɪklɪnɪ, daɪˈklaɪ-), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for diclinous diclinous [ dī-klī′nəs ] Bearing imperfect flowers; having carpels and stamens in different flowers. A monoecious plant is diclinous since it bears male and female flowers separately, even though on the same plant. Dioecious plants are also diclinous, since an individual plant will bear flowers of only one sex. Compare monoclinous. Having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual. Used of flowers. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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