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Dioecy (Greek: "two households"; adjective form: dioecious) is characterised by a species having distinct male and female organisms. This opposed to hermaphroditic species in which on one individual both male and female reproductive organs are present. The majority of animal species (for example, all mammals and most reptiles) are dioecious. The term is rarely used for animals, probably because it is the common state for animals. The term is most often used in plants. The majority of plant species are hermaphroditic and hence have either bisexual flowers or possesses both male and female flowers on the same plant. The term monoecious is used for the latter case of hermaphroditic individuals bearing both male and female flowers. Approximately 75% of flowering plant species are hermaphroditic, and only 6 - 7% are dioecious (Renner & Ricklefs 1995). See plant sexuality, for a full description of more complicated situations in plants.