Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Dioecy

👉 Dioecy is a biological concept that describes the division of the female reproductive organs into two distinct groups, the ovary and the uterus. This division is called oogenesis in humans, egg maturation in other animals, and oophagia (a male organ) in some organisms. The term dioecy was introduced by Carl Linnaeus in his systematization of life in 1753, and it has since become a fundamental concept in biology.

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