monoecious
adjective
- Bot. having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant, as in corn
- Zool. having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic
See monoecious in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also mo·ne·cious (mə-nēˈshəs)
adjective- 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.
- Biology Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic.
Related Forms:
- mo·noeˈcism (mə-nēˈsĭzˌəm) noun
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