dioica
/dy-OY-kuh/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
A reproductive epithet marking a species in which male and female flowers are carried on separate individuals, so that both sexes must be present for seed to be set. This is the feminine form, paired with feminine genus names. Appears as dioicus (masculine), dioica (feminine), or dioicum (neuter).
Example
“Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) bears its male and female flowers on separate plants, exactly as the epithet states.”