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androdioecious

American  
[an-droh-dahy-ee-shuhs] / ˌæn droʊ daɪˈi ʃəs /

adjective

Botany.

  1. having staminate and monoclinous flowers on separate plants of the same species.

androdioecious British  
/ ˌændrəʊdaɪˈiːʃəs /

adjective

  1. (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on separate plants

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Other Word Forms

  • androdioecism noun

Etymology

Origin of androdioecious

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + dioecious

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