Dioeci
Dioeci refers to a botanical term describing a species where individual plants are either male or female, but not both. In a dioecious species, there are separate male plants that produce pollen and female plants that produce ovules. This reproductive strategy is in contrast to monoecious species, where a single plant possesses both male and female reproductive organs.
The term dioecious is derived from the Greek words "di" meaning two, and "oikos" meaning house, referring
Dioecy has implications for plant reproduction and genetic diversity. Pollination in dioecious species typically requires the