gynandrous

American  

[ji-nan-druhs, gahy-, jahy-] / dʒɪˈnæn drəs, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

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gynandrous British  

/ dʒɪ-, dʒaɪˈnændrəs, ɡaɪ- /

adjective

1. (of flowers such as the orchid) having the stamens and styles united in a column

2. hermaphroditic

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Other Word Forms

• gynandry noun

Etymology

Origin of gynandrous

First recorded in 1760–70; from Greek gýnandros “of doubtful sex”; gyn-, -androus

Example Sentences

Herbs, clearly distinguished by their perfect irregular flowers, with 6-merous perianth adnate to the 1-celled ovary, with innumerable ovules on 3 parietal placentæ, and with either one or two gynandrous stamens, the pollen cohering in masses.

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Stamens only one or two; flower irregular, gynandrous.

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Gynandrous, with stamens borne on, i. e. united with, the pistil, 99.

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Adhesion of stamens to pistils.—The stamens also may be united to the pistils, as in gynandrous plants.

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