monandrous
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.
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Botany.
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(of a flower) having only one stamen.
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(of a plant) having such flowers.
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adjective
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having or preferring only one male sexual partner over a period of time
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(of plants) having flowers with only one stamen
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(of flowers) having only one stamen
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Etymology
Origin of monandrous
First recorded in 1800–10; from Greek mónandros “having (only) one husband”; see mon-, -androus
Example Sentences
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A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens; staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with many stamens.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
But the tradition of it survives in the names of its classes, Monandria, Diandria, Triandria, etc., which are familiar in terminology in the adjective terms monandrous, diandrous, triandrous, etc.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
We belong, to speak plainly, to a species of animals which nature intends to be monogamous and monandrous.
From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor
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