dioecian

1. 1.

   having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

   Synonymsdioecious

Questions about dioecian

What does dioecian mean?

dioecian means "having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals".

How many syllables are in dioecian?

dioecian has 5 syllables and divides as di-o-e-ci-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for dioecian?

Close synonyms include dioecious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dioecian a common word?

dioecian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.