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 Words From

• gyno·di·oecious·ly adverb
• gy·no·di·oe·cism [jahy-noh-dahy-, ee, -siz-, uh, m], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynodioecious¹

First recorded in 1875–80; gyno- + dioecious