andromonoecious

[ an-droh-muh-nee-shuh s ]

/ ˌæn droʊ məˈni ʃəs /

adjective Botany.

having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant.

Nearby words

andromache, andromaque, andromeda, andromeda galaxy, andromeda strain, andromonoecious, andron, andropause, androphobia, androphore, andropov

Origin of andromonoecious

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious

Related forms

an·dro·mo·noe·cism

[an-droh-muh-nee-siz-uh m] /ˌæn droʊ məˈni sɪz əm/, noun

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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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