diœcism
(daɪˈiːsɪz(ə)m)
[ad. mod.L. diœcismus, Ger. diöcismus (Sachs), f. Gr. *δίοικ-ος (in L. form diœcus: see Diœcia) + -ism.]
Diœcious condition.
| 1875 Bennett & Dyer Sachs' Bot. 807 This distribution of the sexes, which is generally termed Diœcism, occurs in all classes and orders of the vegetable kingdom. |