monoclinous

Thân thiện

A single flower on the plant is monoclinous, containing both male and female parts.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having both pistils and stamens in the same flower: In botany, a "monoclinous" flower is one that contains both the female reproductive organ (pistil) and the male reproductive organs (stamens). This makes the flower bisexual or perfect.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Most common garden plants, like roses and lilies, are monoclinous.
  • The botanist noted that the species was monoclinous, which facilitated self-pollination.

Advanced Usage

• Botanical Classification: The term is used in technical botanical descriptions to specify a flower's sexual structure. Its opposite is "diclinous," where stamens and pistils are in separate flowers.
  • The study compared the reproductive success of monoclinous and diclinous species.

Variants and Related Words

• Monocliny (n): The condition of being monoclinous.
  • Monocliny is a common trait in many angiosperms.

Synonyms

• Bisexual (in botanical context): Having both male and female reproductive structures.
• Hermaphroditic (in botanical/biological context): Possessing both types of reproductive organs.
• Perfect (in botanical context): A flower that has both stamens and a pistil.

Antonyms

• Diclinous (adj): Having pistils and stamens in separate flowers.
• Unisexual (adj): Having flowers of only one sex (either staminate or pistillate).

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having pistils and stamens in the same flower