# Dioecism

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/dioecism-
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

Adjective: dioecious

the condition of a [species](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/species "a taxonomic unit of classification; the largest group of organisms potentially capable of interbreeding to produce fertile offspring for many generations.") having unisexual flowers of which male and female are borne on different plants.