Homothallic vs. Monoecious: What's the Difference?

Homothallic and Monoecious Definitions
Homothallic
Capable of self-fertilization. Used of certain fungi and algae.
Monoecious
(Botany) Having unisexual reproductive organs or flowers, with the organs or flowers of both sexes borne on a single plant, as in pines and corn (maize).
Homothallic
(of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant
Monoecious
(Biology) Relating to or exhibiting hermaphroditism; hermaphroditic.
Homothallic
A homothallic fungus or alga
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Monoecious
Having both the male and female reproductive organs in the same individual, either in different flowers or in the same or different flowers; hermaphrodite.
Monoecious
Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; - opposed to dicious.
Monoecious
Having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal