monoecious
/məˈniː.ʃəs/adjective
monoecious is spelled M-O-N-O-E-C-I-O-U-S: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, monoecious means “Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in monoecious?
| Letters | 10: M-O-N-O-E-C-I-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is monoecious?
Monoecious appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce monoecious?
- /məˈniː.ʃəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-monoecious.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of monoecious
- monecious
- monœcious
- monoicous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does monoecious mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Monoecious in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the male and female reproductive organs on different parts of the same pl:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does monoecious come from?
From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, solitary”) + οἶκος (oîkos, “house, dwelling-place”), equivalent to mono- + -oecious.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).