gynandrous
Botany. having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids: Looking for an example of a gynandrous flower, we were directed to a miltonia in full bloom.
Zoology. having both male and female reproductive organs, especially as a normal condition of the species, but occasionally as an abnormality: Gynandrous specimens from these butterfly species are not uncommon.
Origin of gynandrous
1Words Nearby gynandrous
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use gynandrous in a sentence
Such specimens are termed gynandrous examples, and sometimes hermaphrodites.
The Butterflies of the British Isles | Richard SouthNow and then gynandrous specimens are obtained, the one side normal male and the other side typical female, or var.
The Butterflies of the British Isles | Richard Southgynandrous specimens of this butterfly sometimes occur, but these are very rare.
The Butterflies of the British Isles | Richard SouthA gynandrous specimen has been recorded, in which the right side is male.
The Butterflies of the British Isles | Richard SouthPorritt (List of Yorkshire Lepidoptera) mentions two gynandrous specimens.
The Moths of the British Isles, Second Series | Richard South
British Dictionary definitions for gynandrous
/ (dʒaɪˈnændrəs, dʒɪ-, ɡaɪ-) /
(of flowers such as the orchid) having the stamens and styles united in a column
hermaphroditic
Origin of gynandrous
1Derived forms of gynandrous
- gynandry or gynandrism, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse