monoecious
/məˈniː.ʃəs/
monoecious adjective: having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
Adjective
monoecious (not comparable)
- 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
- Recently, monoecious plants have been found in several places in the United States. The plants of Australia are monoecious and dioecious.1997, LeRoy Holm, Jerry Doll, Eric Holm, Juan Pancho, James Herberger, World Weeds: Natural Histories and Distribution, page 398
monoecious meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Vietnamese
monoecious in Hindi
- having the male and female reproductive organs on different parts of the same plant
- उभयलिंगाश्रयी ubhayliṅgāśrayī
monoecious in Tamil
- இருபாலுயிர், ஒரே தாவரத்தில் ஆண், ஓரில்லமுள்ள, பெண் பூக்கும் முறை, மானாசியஸ், ஓரகத்தன
monoecious in Vietnamese
- having the male and female reproductive organs on different parts of the same plant
- đồng chu
Forms of monoecious
| alternative form | monecious |
|---|---|
| alternative form | monœcious |
| alternative form | monoicous |
Origin of monoecious
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious.
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Words that rhyme with monoecious
Questions about monoecious
- What does monoecious mean?
- Monoecious means having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
- What is monoecious in Hindi?
- Monoecious in Hindi is उभयलिंगाश्रयी (ubhayliṅgāśrayī). See Monoecious meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is monoecious?
- Monoecious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce monoecious?
- Monoecious is pronounced /məˈniː.ʃəs/.
Words near monoecious in the dictionary
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