monoecious

American  

[muh-nee-shuhs] / məˈni ʃəs /

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.

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monoecious British  

/ 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

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monoecious Scientific  

/ mə-nē′shəs /

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

2. Compare dioecious

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Other Word Forms

• monoeciously adverb
• monoecism noun
• monoecy noun

Etymology

Origin of monoecious

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

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How does monoecious compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• monoecious vs. dioecious

Example Sentences

The term for this is "monoecious," and because pumpkins are monoecious, they can cross pollinate with other pumpkins to create vegetables with a wide range of colors, shapes, textures and other variations.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2022

Most flowers are monoecious or bisexual, which means that they carry both stamens and carpels; only a few species self-pollinate.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Most flatworm species are monoecious, and fertilization is typically internal.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In each case, such species are called monoecious plants, meaning “one house.”

From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013

We now come to our second Class, that of monoecious species, or those which have their sexes separated but borne on the same plant.

From The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species by Darwin, Charles