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MONOICOUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- monoicous
1, record 1, English, monoicous
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mosses are either dioicous, i. e., bearing androecia and gynoecia on separate gametophytes, or monoicous, bearing both sexes on a single gametophyte. 1, record 1, English, - monoicous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are several different kinds of monoicous arrangements, depending on the relative positions of the antheridia and archegonia. 1, record 1, English, - monoicous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monoïque
1, record 1, French, mono%C3%AFque
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'une espèce dont les anthéridies et les archégones se trouvent sur lemême individu. 2, record 1, French, - mono%C3%AFque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plantes autoïques, synoïques, paroïques et polyoïques sont toutes monoïques. 3, record 1, French, - mono%C3%AFque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Botany
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- synoicous
1, record 2, English, synoicous
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are several different kinds of monoicous arrangements, depending on the relative positions of the antheridia and archegonia. In autoicous arrangements, there are separate androecia and gynoecia on the same plant, often on separate branches(cladautoicous), while in both synoicous and paroicous arrangements antheridia and archegonia occur in a single inflorescence, either intermixed within the same cluster(synoicous), or in separate clusters in different leaf axils(paroicous). 1, record 2, English, - synoicous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Botanique
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- synoïque
1, record 2, French, syno%C3%AFque
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Se dit d'une espèce dont les] anthéridies et les archégones sont mêlés dans un même réceptacle. 1, record 2, French, - syno%C3%AFque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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