Dioecious

A plant having the male and female reproductive organs in separate individual plants. For figs, most varieties are considered dioecious: The male caprifig type produces the pollen for the female trees (smyrna, san pedro, and common fig types). Though in the case of the common fig type, and the breba crop of the san pedro type, pollination (caprification) is not required for fruit production, but it can improve the size and quality of the figs.