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monoecious (iou) and tipple (oh)


monoecious (iou)



monoecious adjective. Also *monecious. M18.
[from mod. Latin Monoecia, a class in Linnaeus's sexual system, formed as MONO- + Greek oikos house: see -IOUS.]
1. Botany. Having male and female flowers separate but on the same plant. Also, (of a cryptogam) having both male and female organs on the same individual. M18.
2. Zoology. Hermaphrodite. E19.
monoeciously adverb M19.
monoecism noun monoecious condition L19.
monoecy [-si] noun = monoecism M20.

tipple (oh)



sb's favourite tipple
someone's favourite alcoholic drink