monoecious
Syllabification: (mo·noe·cious)
Pronunciation: /məˈnēSHəs/
Definition of monoecious
adjective
Biology- (of a plant or invertebrate animal) having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual; hermaphrodite. Compare with dioecious.
Derivatives
Origin:
mid 18th century: from modern Latin Monoecia (denoting a class of such plants in Linnaeus's system), from Greek monos 'single' + oikos 'house'
