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monoecious

mon.oe.cious or mon.oe.cy \m*-'ne--sh*s, (')ma:-, (')mo--\ \-'ne--.siz-*m\ 
   \'ma:n-.e--se-, 'mo--.ne--\ aj [deriv. of Gk mon- + oikos house - more at 
   VICINITY] 1: having male and female sex organs in the same individual : 
   HERMAPH RODITIC 2: having pistillate and staminate flowers on the same 
   plant  - mon.oe.cious.ly av