adj.
Variant: also mon · e · cious
Pronunciation: m ə - ' n ē -sh ə s, mä-
Function: adjective
Etymology: ultimately from Greek mon- + oikos house ― more at VICINITY
Date: 1761
1 : having pistillate and staminate flowers on the same plant
2 : having male and female sex organs in the same individual : HERMAPHRODITIC