andromonoecious

[ an-droh-muh-nee-shuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant.

andromonoecious

/ ˌændrəʊmɒˈniːʃəs /

adjective

1. (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant

Other Words From

• an·dro·mo·noe·cism [an-droh-m, uh, -, nee, -siz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of andromonoecious¹

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious