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andromonoecious
[ an-droh-muh-nee-shuhs ]
/ ˌæn droʊ məˈni ʃəs /
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adjective Botany.
having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant.
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Origin of andromonoecious
First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious
OTHER WORDS FROM andromonoecious
an·dro·mo·noe·cism [an-droh-muh-nee-siz-uhm], /ˌæn droʊ məˈni sɪz əm/, nounWords nearby andromonoecious
Andromache, Andromaque, andromeda, Andromeda galaxy, Andromeda strain, andromonoecious, andron, andropause, androphobia, androphore, Andropov
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British Dictionary definitions for andromonoecious
andromonoecious
/ (ˌændrəʊmɒˈniːʃəs) /
adjective
(of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
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