dioecism

English

Noun

dioecism (uncountable)

  1. The devolution of a city into its formerly subordinate constituents, the opposite of synoecism.
  2. (biology, botany) The condition of being dioecious.[1]
    Synonym: dioeciousness

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  1. ^ “Diœcism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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