1. Having both male and female reproductive organs in the same individual organism; hermaphroditic.
Usage: biology; botany; also spelled 'monoecious'
2. In botany, bearing both staminate (male) and pistillate (female) flowers on the same plant.
Usage: botany; technical

Examples

• Many flowering plants are monoicous, producing both male and female flowers on a single plant.
• The monoicous nature of corn allows it to self-pollinate, though cross-pollination also occurs.
• In monoicous species, an individual can reproduce without a separate mate.
• Earthworms are monoicous organisms that possess both male and female reproductive systems.
• The monoicous condition is common in many aquatic plants and invertebrates.