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monoecious
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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.

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

mo·noecious·ly adv.
mo·noecism (m-nszm) 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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.monoecious - having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
dioecian, dioecious - having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals


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