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mo⋅nan⋅drous

  [muh-nan-druhs]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by monandry.
2. Botany.
a. (of a flower) having only one stamen.
b. (of a plant) having such flowers.
Origin:
1800–10; < Gk mónandros. See mon-, -androus
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mo·nan·drous   (mə-nān'drəs)   
adj.  

  1. Botany Having flowers bearing a single stamen, as in the poinsettia.

  2. Of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.

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