monoecismn.
/mɒˈniːsɪz(ə)m/, /məˈniːsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /məˈniˌsɪz(ə)m/ Botany and Zoology.
= monoecy n.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by parts > characterized by stamens, pistils, or sex of flowers > state of having specific type stamens or pistils
polygamy1760
monoecism1875
andromonœcism1888
monoecy1949
1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. vi. 807 If the plant which produces both kinds of sexual organs is large or at least strongly differentiated, distance in the relationship of the two kinds of reproductive cells is still attained by the male and female organs being produced on different branches; and this phenomenon, which is in general termed Monœcism, is also common in the vegetable kingdom.
1966 G. C. Ainsworth & A. S. Sussman Fungi II. xx. 661 Monoecism and dioecism..are defined on a physiological basis according to whether an organism contributes one or two nuclei to the sexual process.
1987 R. L. Fletcher Seaweeds Brit. Isles III. i. 37 Monoecism in the strict sense, with male and female tissues located in different parts of the same plant, seems to be uncommon.
1998 Plant Species Biol. 13 35 The projected pathway to dioecism is via monoecism, and the numerous intermediate sex forms in the population allow the identification of many positions on that route.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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