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monoicous

monoicous is the alternative 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 monoicous

What is monoicous the alternative form of?
Monoicous is the alternative form of monoecious.

Words near monoicous in the dictionary

  1. monohydroxylated
  2. monohydroxylation
  3. monohydroxylations
  4. monohydroxymethane
  5. monoi
  6. monoicous
  7. monoicy
  8. monoid
  9. monoidal
  10. monoidal categories
  11. monoidal category

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