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Coconut palm is monoecious, while date palm is dioecious. Why are they so called?

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Coconut palm is monoecious, while date palm is dioecious. Why are they so called?

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  •  Coconut palm is monoecious because both male and female flowers are borne on the same plant.
  • Date palm is dioecious because these plants bears exclusively either male flowers or female flowers.
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Chapter 2: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants - EXERCISES [Page 114]

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Sarita Aggarwal Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 2 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
EXERCISES | Q II. 23. | Page 114
Sarita Aggarwal Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 2 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
EXERCISES | Q III. 11. | Page 115
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