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MONOICOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monoicous mean? 

MONOICOUS (adjective)
  The adjective MONOICOUS has 1 sense:

1. having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animalplay

  Familiarity information: MONOICOUS used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONOICOUS (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

Synonyms:

monecious; monoecious; monoicous

Similar:

autoicous (having male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant)

heteroicous; polygamous; polyoicous (having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant)

synoecious; synoicous (having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium)

paroicous (having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium)


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