mo|noe|cious

mo|noe|cious
mo|noe|cious «muh NEE shuhs, moh-», adjective.
1. Botany. having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers on the same plant: »

Corn, birches, and walnuts are monoecious plants.

2. Zoology. having both male and female organs in the same individual; hermaphroditic. Also, monecious.
[< New Latin Monoecia the class name (< Greek mónos single + oikíā dwelling place < oîkos property, house) + English -ous]

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