monoecism

Variant of monoecious

adjective

  1. Bot. having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant, as in corn
  2. Zool. having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic

Origin: < mon(o)- + Gr oikos, a house (see eco-) + -ious

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