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Why are papaya and date palm plants said to be dioecious whereas cucurbits and coconut palms monoecious, in spite of all of them bearing unisexual flowers?

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(i) Papaya and date palm plants are dioecious, because male and female flowers are present on different plants, that is each plant is either male or female. 

(ii) Cucurbits and coconut palms are monoecious, because male and female flowers are present on the same plant.

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