gynodioecious

[jin-oh-dahy-ee-shuhs, gahy-noh-, jahy-]

adjective

Botany.

1. having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of the same species.

gynodioecious

/ ˌɡaɪnəʊdaɪˈiːʃəs /

adjective

1. (of a plant species) having some individuals bearing female flowers only and others bearing hermaphrodite flowers only

Other Word Forms

• gynodioeciously adverb
• gynodioecism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynodioecious¹

First recorded in 1875–80; gyno- + dioecious