diœcy Biol.
(daɪˈiːsɪ)
[f. diœcism + -y3.]
= diœcism.
| 1944 Nature 1 Apr. 392/1 Plants are not mobile, and hence sex separation. or diœcy as it is here called, is not an efficient method of control... Consequently, diœcy is relatively uncommon in plants. 1970 T. Dobzhansky Genetics Evol. Process xi. 386 Muller (1925) surmised that this is due to the preponderance of hermaphroditism (monœcy) among plants, and the separation of sexes (diœcy) among animals. |