-diecism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Androdioecious \An`dro*di*[oe]"cious\, Androdiecious
  \An`dro*di*e"cious\, a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + E.
     di[oe]cious.] (Bot.)
     Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. --
     {An`dro*di*[oe]"cism}, {-di*e"cism}, n.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]