gynandrous

[ ji-nan-druhs, gahy-, jahy- ]
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adjective
  1. Botany. having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids: Looking for an example of a gynandrous flower, we were directed to a miltonia in full bloom.

  2. Zoology. having both male and female reproductive organs, especially as a normal condition of the species, but occasionally as an abnormality: Gynandrous specimens from these butterfly species are not uncommon.

Origin of gynandrous

1
First recorded in 1760–70; from Greek gýnandros “of doubtful sex”; see origin at gyn-, -androus

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British Dictionary definitions for gynandrous

gynandrous

/ (dʒaɪˈnændrəs, dʒɪ-, ɡaɪ-) /


adjective
  1. (of flowers such as the orchid) having the stamens and styles united in a column

  2. hermaphroditic

Origin of gynandrous

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C19: from Greek gunandros of uncertain sex, from gunē woman + anēr man

Derived forms of gynandrous

  • gynandry or gynandrism, noun

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