mo·noe·cious also mo·ne·cious (m -n  shs)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. [New Latin Monoecia, class name : mono- + Greek oiki  , dwelling; see weik-1 in Indo-European roots.]mo·noe cious·ly adv.mo·noe cism (m-ns z m) n. |
monoecious, monecious [mɒˈniːʃəs], monoicous [mɒˈnɔɪkəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of some flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on the same plant
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of some animals and lower plants) hermaphrodite Compare dioecious
[from New Latin monoecia, from mono- + Greek oikos house]
monoeciously , moneciously adv
| monoecious (m-nshs) Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants. Compare dioecious. |
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