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From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious.
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monoecious
Today it means: Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite. Full definition →