monoclinous

mon·o·cli·nous

 (mŏn′ə-klī′nəs)

adj.

Having pistils and stamens in the same flower.

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[New Latin monoclīnus : mono- + Greek klīnē, bed; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

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monoclinous

(ˌmɒnəʊˈklaɪnəs; ˈmɒnəʊˌklaɪnəs)

adj

(Botany) (of flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs on the same flower. Compare diclinous

[C19: from mono- + Greek klīnē bed + -ous]

ˈmonoˌclinism n

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mon•o•cli•nous

(ˌmɒn əˈklaɪ nəs, ˈmɒn əˌklaɪ-)

adj.

having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.

[1820–30; mono- + Greek klin(ē) bed + -ous]

mon′o•cli`nism, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

monoclinous - having pistils and stamens in the same flower phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants diclinous - having pistils and stamens in separate flowers

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