gynandrous

 [ji-nan-druhs, gahy-, jahy-]  

gy·nan·drous

   [ji-nan-druhs, gahy-, jahy-]
adjective Botany.
having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
Origin:
1800–10; < Greek gýnandros of doubtful sex. See gyn-, -androus
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method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source
group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food
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gynandrous (dʒaɪˈnændrəs, dʒɪ-, ɡaɪ-)
 
—adj
1.  (of flowers such as the orchid) having the stamens and styles united in a column
2.  hermaphroditic
 
[C19: from Greek gunandros of uncertain sex, from gunē woman + anēr man]
 
gy'nandry
 
—n
 
gy'nandrism
 
—n

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