Dioecia

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

  Dioecia \Di*[oe]"ci*a\ (d[-i]*[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,
     fr. Gr. di = di`s twice + o'i^kos a house.]
     1. (Bot.) A Linn[ae]an class of plants having the stamens and
        pistils on different plants.
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     2. (Zool.) A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the
        sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine
        species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries. Dioecian