Monoecy (monoecious)

• Title

  Monoecy (monoecious)

• Definition

  Referring to the sexual condition of a species of plant that bears male (staminate) and (female) pistillate flowers on the same plant. This is also an example of one of the two kinds of monoclinous species. Compare with dioecious.

• Related Terms

  Homoecy (homoecious)

  Dioecy (dioecious)

  Andromonoecy (andromonoecious)

  Gynomonoecy (gynomonoecious)

  Androdioecy (androdioecious)

  Gynodioecy (gynodioecious)

  Monocliny (monoclinous)

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