gynomonoecious

American

[jin-oh-muh-nee-shuhs, gahy-noh-, jahy-] / ˌdʒɪn oʊ məˈni ʃəs, ˌgaɪ noʊ-, ˌdʒaɪ- /

adjective

Botany.

having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.

gynomonoecious British

/ ˌɡaɪnəʊmɔːˈniːʃəs /

adjective

(of a plant species) having each individual bearing both female and hermaphrodite flowers

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Other Word Forms

gynomonoecism

noun
gynomonoeciously

adverb

Etymology

Origin of gynomonoecious

First recorded in 1875–80; gyno- + monoecious

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