单词 | Monoecia |
释义 | Monoecia/mɒˈniːʃə/ /məˈniːʃə/Botany. Now historical noun In the Linnaean artificial system: the twenty-first class of plants, comprising those which have the stamens and pistils (male and female organs) in separate flowers on the same plant. OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in Chambers's Cyclopaedia. From scientific Latin Monoecia, former class name (Linnaeus Systema Naturae) from ancient Greek μονο- + οἶκος house + scientific Latin -ia. Compare later use of monoicus as a specific epithet. Compare French monoecie. |
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