monoclinous

[ mon-uh-klahy-nuhs, mon-uh-klahy- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of a plant, species, etc.) having both the stamens and pistils in the same flower.

monoclinous

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈklaɪnəs; ˈmɒnəʊˌklaɪnəs /

adjective

1. (of flowering plants) having the male and female reproductive organs on the same flower Compare diclinous

monoclinous

/ mŏn′ə-klī′nəs /

1. Having pistils and stamens in the same flower; bearing perfect (hermaphroditic) flowers.
2. Compare diclinous

Derived Forms

• ˈmonoˌclinism, noun

Other Words From

• mono·clinism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoclinous¹

1820–30; mono- + Greek klī́n ( ē ) bed + -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of monoclinous¹

C19: from mono- + Greek klīnē bed + -ous