andromonoecious

[ an-droh-muh-nee-shuhs ]

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

Origin of andromonoecious

1
First recorded in 1875–80; andro- + monoecious

Other words from andromonoecious

  • an·dro·mo·noe·cism [an-droh-muh-nee-siz-uhm], /ˌæn droʊ məˈni sɪz əm/, noun

Words Nearby andromonoecious

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British Dictionary definitions for andromonoecious

andromonoecious

/ (ˌændrəʊmɒˈniːʃəs) /


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

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