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unisexual
[ yoo-nuh-sek-shoo-uhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to one sex only.
- having only male or female organs in one individual, as an animal or a flower.
unisexual
/ ˌjuːnɪˈsɛksjʊəl /
adjective
- of or relating to one sex only
- (of some organisms) having either male or female reproductive organs but not both
unisexual
/ yo̅o̅′nĭ-sĕk′sho̅o̅-əl /
- Having the sex organs of only one sex; not hermaphroditic. Used of organisms.
- Having stamens and pistils in separate flowers borne on the same plant; diclinous. Used of flowers.
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Derived Forms
- ˌuniˌsexuˈality, noun
- ˌuniˈsexually, adverb
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Other Words From
- uni·sexu·ali·ty noun
- uni·sexu·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unisexual1
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Example Sentences
The leaves are alternate, lanceolate, with a silvery surface; and the flowers are small, green and unisexual.
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They are mostly inconspicuous plants, with small flowers which are sometimes unisexual.
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Flowers small, unisexual, dicious (male and female flowers on separate plants), sometimes enclosed in calyx-like bracts.
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Chenopodiace—Herbs with jointed stems and small unisexual or bisexual flowers.
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But exactly the same might be said of any other tribe of unisexual animals.
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