monoecious

[ muh-nee-shuhs ]

adjective

1. Biology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
2. Botany. (of a plant, species, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers on the same plant.

monoecious

/ mɒˈniːʃəs; mɒˈnɔɪkəs /

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

monoecious

/ mə-nē′shəs /

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

Derived Forms

• moˈnoeciously, adverb

Other Words From

• mo·noecious·ly adverb
• mo·noecism [m, uh, -, nee, -siz-, uh, m], mo·noecy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoecious¹

First recorded in 1755–65; from New Latin (Linnaeus) Monoeci(a) the name of the group comprising monoecious plants, equivalent to Greek mon- “sole, one” + oîk(os) “house” + Latin -ia noun suffix; mon-, -ia, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoecious¹

C18: from New Latin monoecia, from mono- + Greek oikos house

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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