Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, having the stamens adnate to and apparently borne upon the pistil, as in Asclepias, Aristolochia, and all orchids.
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- adjective botany Having
stamens andpistils together in a column. - adjective philosophy Exhibiting characteristics of both
feminine andmasculine . Both denotational synonym and connotational antonym of androgynous.
Etymologies
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From gyno- ("woman") + andro- ("man").
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Examples
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= -- The stamens also may be united to the pistils, as in gynandrous plants.
Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants Maxwell T. Masters
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