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
OTHER WORDS FROM monoecious
mo·noe·cious·ly, adverb mo·noe·cism [muh-nee-siz-uh m] /məˈni sɪz əm/, mo·noe·cy, nounWords nearby monoecious
monodisperse,
monodomous,
monodont,
monodrama,
monody,
monoecious,
monoester,
monoestrous,
monofilament,
monogametic,
monogamic
Example sentences from the Web for monoecious
Shrubs, with monoecious or dioecious flowers in catkins, and aromatic foliage.
The Plants of Michigan |Henry Allan GleasonThe wild rice, which fills this part of the river, is monoecious.
Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers |Henry Rowe SchoolcraftMonoecious: when both sexual elements or glands exist in one individual.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
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, adverbWord 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-nē′shəs ]
Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants. Compare dioecious.