unisexual

[ yoo-nuh-sek-shoo-uhl ]

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.

unisexual

/ ˌjuːnɪˈsɛksjʊəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to one sex only
2. (of some organisms) having either male or female reproductive organs but not both

unisexual

/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-sĕk′sho̅o̅-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.

Derived Forms

• ˌuniˈsexually, adverb
• ˌuniˌsexuˈality, noun

Other Words From

• uni·sexu·ali·ty noun
• uni·sexu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unisexual¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; uni- + sexual

Example Sentences

The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, with a silvery surface; and the flowers are small, green and unisexual.

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They are mostly inconspicuous plants, with small flowers which are sometimes unisexual.

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Flowers small, unisexual, dicious (male and female flowers on separate plants), sometimes enclosed in calyx-like bracts.

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Chenopodiace—Herbs with jointed stems and small unisexual or bisexual flowers.

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

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