monoecious (redirected from monoecies)

mo·noe·cious also mo·ne·cious  (m-nshs)

adj.

1. Botany Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes borne on a single plant, as in corn and pines.

2. Biology Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic.

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[New Latin Monoecia, class name : mono- + Greek oiki, dwelling; see weik-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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mo·noecious·ly adv.

mo·noecism (m-nszm) n.

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monoecious [mon-ee-shuss]

Adjective

1. (of some flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on the same plant

2. (of some animals and lower plants) hermaphrodite [mono- + Greek oikos house]

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monoecious  (m-nshs)

Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants. Compare dioecious.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

monoecious - having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal monecious, monoicous dioecian, dioecious - having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals