monecious
- adjective
- /məˈniːʃəs/
- Specialized
:
monoico
- Many species of plants are monecious, meaning they have both male and female flowers on the same individual.
Examples
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Corn is an example of a monecious species, as it contains both male tassels and female ears on the same stalk.
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Unfortunately, he was a worm, monecious surely, but in need of another worm.
Fiction book (1996) -
In a monecious plant, both reproductive organs can produce seeds without the need for a partner.
Synonyms
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8.4
Having both male and female sex organs
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9.5
An animal or plant that has both male and female sex organs
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9.9
A plant or animal that has both male and female reproductive parts on the same body
Having both male and female sex parts on the same plant
Having both male and female reproductive parts in the same body, as in some flowers or animals
Having male, female, and bisexual flowers on the same plant
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
monecious = mono + ecious
The prefix mono- is recognisable, but the remaining botanical element is a specialised learned form whose meaning is not recoverable for an average learner from ordinary English word knowledge.
Etymology
The word monecious comes from the parts mono- meaning 'one' and -ecious meaning 'house', so it pictures both male and female parts living in 'one house'. That's why a monecious plant has male and female reproductive organs on the same individual.