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andromonoecious

[an-droh-muh-nee-shuhs]

adjective

Botany.
  1. having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant.



andromonoecious

/ ˌæԻəʊɒˈԾːʃə /

adjective

  1. (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant

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Other Word Forms

  • andromonoecism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of andromonoecious1

First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious

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