unisexual

[yoo-nuh-sek-shoo-uh l]

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adjective

of or relating to one sex only.

having only male or female organs in one individual, as an animal or a flower.

unisex.

Origin of unisexual

First recorded in 1795–1805; uni- + sexual

Related formsu·ni·sex·u·al·i·ty, nounu·ni·sex·u·al·ly, adverb

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Related Words for unisexual

bisexual, epicene, hermaphrodite, trans-sexual, unisexual

Examples from the Web for unisexual

Historical Examples of unisexual

The unisexual (male and female) flowers, may be on the same or on different plants.
On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
Naiadace—Aquatic herbs with inconspicuous, unisexual or bisexual flowers.
The Sea Shore
William S. Furneaux
But exactly the same might be said of any other tribe of unisexual animals.
Parallel Paths
Thomas William Rolleston
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
Michigan Trees
Charles Herbert Otis
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.
Michigan Trees
Charles Herbert Otis

British Dictionary definitions for unisexual

unisexual

adjective

of or relating to one sex only

(of some organisms) having either male or female reproductive organs but not both

Derived Formsunisexuality, noununisexually, adverb

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unisexual in Science

unisexual

[yōō′nĭ-sĕk′shōō-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.