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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Diœcia

/(dī̇*ē"shĭ*ȧ)/ · Di·œ·ci·a · IPA
01 n. pl. A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants.
  1. 1.
    A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens and pistils on different plants.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries.(Zool.)