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单词 monoecious
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monoecious

[ muh-nee-shuhs ]
/ 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

First recorded in 1755–65; from New Latin (Linnaeus) Monoeci(a) the name of the group comprising monoecious plants, equivalent to Greek mon- “sole, one” + oîk(os) “house” + Latin -ia noun suffix; see mon-, -ia,-ous

OTHER WORDS FROM monoecious

mo·noe·cious·ly, adverbmo·noe·cism [muh-nee-siz-uhm], /məˈni sɪz əm/, mo·noe·cy, noun

Words nearby monoecious

monodisperse, monodomous, monodont, monodrama, monody, monoecious, monoester, monofilament, monogametic, monogamic, monogamist
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Example sentences from the Web for monoecious

  • Shrubs, with monoecious or dioecious flowers in catkins, and aromatic foliage.

    The Plants of Michigan|Henry Allan Gleason
  • The 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 Schoolcraft
  • Monoecious: 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, adverb

Word Origin for monoecious

C18: from New Latin monoecia, from mono- + Greek oikos house
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for monoecious

monoecious
[ mə-nēshəs ]

Having separate male flowers and female flowers on the same plant. Maize and oaks are monoecious plants. Compare dioecious.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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