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monoecious.

Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/məˈniː.ʃəs/
  1. Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious.

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