Definition of "monoecious" []

• Botany Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes borne on a single plant, as in corn and pines. (adjective)
• Biology Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "She's monoecious, meaning she has both male and female sex organs."
• "• Pumpkins are monoecious, meaning they have both male and female flowers (and therefore auto-reproduce)."
• "Most species are hermaphroditic, 9% are dioecious, and 9% are monoecious."