unisexual
[yoo-nuh-sek-shoo-uh l]
- of or relating to one sex only.
- having only male or female organs in one individual, as an animal or a flower.
- unisex.
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Origin of unisexual
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The unisexual (male and female) flowers, may be on the same or on different plants.
On the Origin of SpeciesCharles Darwin
Naiadace—Aquatic herbs with inconspicuous, unisexual or bisexual flowers.
The Sea ShoreWilliam S. Furneaux
But exactly the same might be said of any other tribe of unisexual animals.
Parallel PathsThomas William Rolleston
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on different individuals.
Michigan TreesCharles Herbert Otis
Unisexual, with staminate and pistillate flowers on the same individual.
Michigan TreesCharles Herbert Otis
unisexual
- of or relating to one sex only
- (of some organisms) having either male or female reproductive organs but not both
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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.
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