Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Botany Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes borne on a single plant, as in pines and corn (maize).
- adjective Biology Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany:
- In phanerogams, having the stamens and pistils in different flowers on the same plant.
- In cryptogams, having both male and female organs on the same individual.
- In zoology, having both male and female sexual organs; hermaphrodite; androgynous: applied according to the corresponding usage in botany: opposed to diœcious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to
diœcious .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Having the
male andfemale reproductive organs on different parts (e.g. different flowers) of the sameplant rather than on separate plants (of the same species) - adjective biology
hermaphroditic
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
- adjective having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She's monoecious, meaning she has both male and female sex organs.
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2001
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• Pumpkins are monoecious, meaning they have both male and female flowers (and therefore auto-reproduce).
Columbia Spectator - News, sports, and entertainment coverage for the Morningside Heights community in New York City. Shane Ferro 2008
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Most species are hermaphroditic, 9% are dioecious, and 9% are monoecious.
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Description: A monoecious annual, long-trailing or climbing herb with divided tendrils.
Chapter 7 1999
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Dioecious Flowers unisexual; the male and female flowers on different plants (cf. monoecious).
Chapter 9 1999
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The sub-genera Urostigma, Sycomorus and Pharmacosycea are monoecious, all three types of flowers being produced on the same plant.
Chapter 6 1994
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In monoecious plants the male flowers on the plant should be removed for the same reason.
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This means that even though they are monoecious, flowers on the same plant cannot fertilize each other.
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The papaya is an interesting example of a tree that can be perfect, monoecious, or dioecious.
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Other examples of self-pollination are when a monoecious plant such as a squash or a plant with perfect flowers, like sesame, okra, or tomatoes, pollinates its own flowers, often with help from insects (Figures 6.4 and 6.5).
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