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Meaning of MONOCLINOUS

Pronunciation:  `mânu'klInus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (botany) having pistils and stamens in the same flower
 
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 Synonyms: hermaphroditic
 
 Antonyms: diclinous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mo*noc"li*nous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? couch, fr. ? to
lie down: cf. F. monocline.] (Bot.)
Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every
flower.
 

 

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