noun
- the condition of having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual organism or plant
Usage: botanical; biological
Examples
- Corn plants exhibit monoecism, with both male tassels and female silks on the same plant.
- Many flowering plants display monoecism as an evolutionary adaptation.
- The botanist studied monoecism in various species of oak trees.
- Monoecism allows plants to self-pollinate when necessary.
- Cucumber plants show monoecism with separate male and female flowers on one vine.
- The garden’s monoecious plants could reproduce without cross-pollination.