drəs, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- adjective Botany.
having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids.
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gynandrous (dʒaɪˈnændrəs, dʒɪ-, ɡaɪ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Gynandrous
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