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monoecious

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monoecious /mo·noe·cious/ (mo-ne´shus) having reproductive organs typical of both sexes in a single individual.
mo·noe·cious or mo·ne·cious (m-nshs)
adj.
1. Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes carried on a single plant, as in corn.
2. Hermaphroditic.
monoecious [mon-e´shus]
having reproductive organs typical of both sexes in a single individual.
monoecious
having reproductive organs typical of both sexes in a single individual.
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