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monoecious
[ muh-nee-shuhs ]
adjective
- Biology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
- Botany. (of a plant, species, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers on the same plant.
monoecious
/ mɒˈniːʃəs; mɒˈnɔɪkəs /
adjective
- (of some flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on the same plant
- (of some animals and lower plants) hermaphrodite
monoecious
/ mə-nē′shəs /
- Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants.
- Compare dioecious
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Derived Forms
- moˈnoeciously, adverb
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Other Words From
- mo·noecious·ly adverb
- mo·noecism [m, uh, -, nee, -siz-, uh, m], mo·noecy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monoecious1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monoecious1
C18: from New Latin monoecia, from mono- + Greek oikos house
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Example Sentences
The flowers are dioecious, rarely monoecious, provided with one or two perianths.
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The stamens become numerous (ten to forty) in the male flowers of a few monoecious genera (Pariana, Luziola).
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In warmer countries monoecious and dioecious grasses are more frequent.
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Monoecious: when both sexual elements or glands exist in one individual.
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Shrubs, with monoecious or dioecious flowers in catkins, and aromatic foliage.
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