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monoclinous definition

mono·cli·nous (-klīnəs)

adjective

having stamens and pistils in the same flower

Etymology: ModL monoclinus < mono- + Gr klinē, a bed, couch: see clinic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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