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monœcious

monœcious is the archaic form of monoecious.

Meaning of monoecious

Adjective

monoecious (not comparable)

  1. Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
    • Further, species which show continuous variation that is not amenable to orthodox taxonomic treatment, and this is the situation in many monoecious plants, are treated as invariable.1978, A. J. E. Smith, “Cytogenetics, Biosystematics and Evolution in the Bryophyta”, in H. W. Woolhouse, editor, Advances in Botanical Research, volume 6, page 247

Questions about monœcious

What is monœcious the archaic form of?
Monœcious is the archaic form of monoecious.

Words near monœcious in the dictionary

  1. Monzons
  2. Monzos
  3. monzosyenite
  4. Monégasque
  5. Monégasques
  6. monœcious
  7. moo
  8. moo cow
  9. moo cows
  10. moo goo gai pan
  11. moo juice

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