andromonoecious

American

[an-droh-muh-nee-shuhs] / ˌæn droʊ məˈni ʃəs /

adjective

Botany.

having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant.

andromonoecious British

/ ˌændrəʊmɒˈniːʃəs /

adjective

(of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant

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Other Word Forms

andromonoecism noun

Etymology

Origin of andromonoecious

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious

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