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unisexual

[yoo-nuh-sek-shoo-uh l]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to one sex only.
  2. having only male or female organs in one individual, as an animal or a flower.
  3. unisex.

Origin of unisexual

First recorded in 1795–1805; uni- + sexual
Related formsu·ni·sex·u·al·i·ty, nounu·ni·sex·u·al·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for unisexual

Historical Examples

  • The unisexual (male and female) flowers, may be on the same or on different plants.

    On the Origin of Species

    Charles Darwin

  • Naiadace—Aquatic herbs with inconspicuous, unisexual or bisexual flowers.

    The Sea Shore

    William S. Furneaux

  • But exactly the same might be said of any other tribe of unisexual animals.

    Parallel Paths

    Thomas William Rolleston

  • Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.

    Michigan Trees

    Charles Herbert Otis

  • Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.

    Michigan Trees

    Charles Herbert Otis

British Dictionary definitions for unisexual

unisexual

adjective
  1. of or relating to one sex only
  2. (of some organisms) having either male or female reproductive organs but not both
Derived Formsunisexuality, noununisexually, adverb
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unisexual in Science

unisexual

[yōō′nĭ-sĕk′shōō-əl]
  1. Having the sex organs of only one sex; not hermaphroditic. Used of organisms.
  2. Having stamens and pistils in separate flowers borne on the same plant; diclinous. Used of flowers.
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