andr-

combining form or andro-

Etymology: Middle French andro-, from Latin andr-, andro-, from Greek, from andr-, anēr man (male person); akin to Old Irish nert strength, Oscan ner man (male person), Sanskrit nṛ

1. : man

androcentric

androphagous

: of or belonging to a man or men

androcracy

androphobia

: having the characteristics of a man and

androtauric

2. : male

androgenesis

: male and

androgynous

3. : stamen : anther

androecium

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var. of andro- before a vowel: android.

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comb. form variant spelling of andro- shortened before a vowel (as in androecium)