Monoecious Definition

mōnēzhəs, mənēzhəs
adjective
Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant, as in corn.
Webster's New World
Having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
Webster's New World
Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic.
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Origin of Monoecious

  • New Latin Monoecia class name mono– Greek oikiā dwelling weik-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From mono- +"Ž -oecious.

    From Wiktionary

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