monoecious
Americanadjective
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Biology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
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Botany. (of a plant, species, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers on the same plant.
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(of some flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on the same plant
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(of some animals and lower plants) hermaphrodite
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Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants.
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Compare dioecious
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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; see mon-, -ia, -ous
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Figure 14.28 Monoecious plants have both male and female reproductive structures on the same flower or plant.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Monoecious: when both sexual elements or glands exist in one individual.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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