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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOECIA

Mo *noe "ci *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A Linnæan class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.

 

MONOECIAN

MONOECIAN Mo *noe "cian, a.

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious. -- n.

 

Defn: One of the Monoecia.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks.