-androus

American  

1. a combining form meaning “male,” occurring as final element of a compound word.

   polyandrous.

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-androus British  

combining form

1. (in botany) indicating number or type of stamens

   diandrous

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Usage

What does -androus mean? The combining form -androus is used like a suffix meaning “male.” It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.In terms from botany, -androus is used to specifically indicate the number or type of stamens, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower. In some terms, such as polyandrous, the form is used to indicate "husband."The form -androus comes from Latin -andrus, essentially meaning “male.”  This suffix, in turn, derives from Greek anḗr, “man.”What are variants of -androus?While -androus doesn’t have any variants, it is related to other combining forms: andro-, andr-, and -andry. Want to know more? Check out our Words that Use articles for each form.

Etymology

Origin of -androus

< New Latin -andrus. See andr-, -ous

Example Sentences

He has battled with junior teammate Teddy Androus, a Notre Dame commit, for the starting faceoff role.

From Washington Post

Composed of both staminate and pistillate flowers. -androus.

From Project Gutenberg

The number of stamens is indicated by the Greek numerals prefixed to the term androus; thus a flower with one stamen is monandrous, with two, three, four, five, six or many stamens, di-, tri-, tetr-, pent-, hex- or polyandrous, respectively.

From Project Gutenberg

A "streamlined film version" of Louisa May Alcott's novel about life at the Plumfield Farm Boarding School in the late 19th Century, the Polly -androus story would hardly be recognized by Louisa May.

From Time Magazine Archive

Androus, or Ander, andra, andrum, Greek in compounds for male, or stamens.

From Project Gutenberg