monoecious

[ muh-nee-shuh s ]
/ məˈni ʃəs /

adjective

Biology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic.
Botany. (of a plant, species, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers on the same plant.
Also monecious.

Origin of monoecious

1755–65; < New Latin (Linnaeus) Monoeci(a) name of the group comprising monoecious plants (equivalent to Greek mon- mon- + oîk(os) house + New Latin -ia -ia) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM monoecious

mo·noe·cious·ly, adverb mo·noe·cism [muh-nee-siz-uh m] /məˈni sɪz əm/, mo·noe·cy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for monoecious

monoecious

monecious monoicous (mɒˈnɔɪkəs)

/ (mɒˈniːʃəs) /

adjective

(of some flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs in separate flowers on the same plant
(of some animals and lower plants) hermaphrodite
Compare dioecious

Derived forms of monoecious

monoeciously or moneciously, adverb

Word Origin for monoecious

C18: from New Latin monoecia, from mono- + Greek oikos house

Medical definitions for monoecious

monoecious

adj.

Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes carried on a single plant, as in corn.
Hermaphroditic.

Scientific definitions for monoecious

monoecious
[ mə-nēshəs ]

Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants. Compare dioecious.