How to Use dioecious in a Sentence

dioecious

adjective

• Nutmegs are dioecious, meaning that the plants are separately male and female.
  — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
• However, this species of fig is strictly dioecious, meaning there are separate male and female trees.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025
• Monheim notes that date palms are dioecious, where male and female flowers grow on separate trees and are wind-pollinated.
  — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026
• Date palms, for example, are dioecious, meaning the male and female reproductive organs grow on separate trees.
  — Jacob Jones, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025
• Holly varieties are generally dioecious, meaning the female plants have the fruit and benefit from having male plants pollinate them, says Damon Abdi of the Hammond Research Station at Louisiana State University's agricultural center.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026