Monoecious plants have both types of imperfect flower on the same plant.
Dioecious plants have imperfect flowers on separate plants; that is, some plants are male, some female. Examples include willows, poplars, and the date palm.
monoecious
(mo-nee-shus) [Gk. monos, single + oikos, house]
Referring to a plant species that has both staminate and carpellate flowers on the same individual.
monohybrid ...
Monoecious referring to a plant which has both sexes of flowers‚ both male and female‚ on the same individual plant (sometimes male and female parts are in the same‚ perfect‚ flower and sometimes there are separate‚ imperfect‚ male and female ...
Trimonoecious (polygamous) - male, female, and hermaphrodite structures all appear on the same plant.
Monoecious
Organisms whose individuals produce both male and female gametes; i.e. many plants. See dioecious.
Related Terms:
Gamete
Mature male or female reproductive cell (sperm or ovum) with a haploid set of chromosomes (23 for humans).
hermaphroditism Possession of gonads of both sexes by a single (monoecious) individual.
hermaphroditism A state characterized by the presence of both male and female reproductive organs in the same animal.
hermatypic Relating to reef-forming corals.
A plant species in which male and female organs occur in the same flower of a single individual (compare monoecious).
An animal with both male and female sex organs.
It has been stated that the ancestor of flowering plants most likely was a gnetalean plant (or at least a plant closely related to them). What evidence supports this?
How might the fact that a species in monoecious or dioecious affect your decision ...
monoecious Organisms produce both male and female gametes; i.e. garden pea. monohybrid cross. Cross involving parents differing in only one trait. mutation Change in the DNA sequence of a gene to some new, heritable form.
 See also: Plant, Organ, Flower, Animal, Species
  
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