Question

coconut palm is monoecious while date palm are dioecious , why are they called so?

Answer 1

Monoecious means that the Gynoecium (female reproductive organ) and Andorecium (male reproductive organ) are located on the same plant; whereas,

Dioecious means that the Gynoecium (female reproductive organ) and Andorecium (male reproductive organ) are located on different plants.