gy|nan|drous

gy|nan|drous
gy|nan|drous «jih NAN druhs, jy-», adjective.
having the stamens and pistil united in one column, as in orchids.
[< Greek gýnandros (with English -ous) of doubtful sex < gyn, -aikós woman + an, ándros man]

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  • mo|nan|drous — «muh NAN druhs», adjective. 1. having only one husband at a time; characterized by monandry: »a monandrous society. 2. having only one stamen: »a monandrous flower. 3. having such flowers: »a monandrous plant. ╂[< Greek mónandros (with English …   Useful english dictionary

  • drous — aero·hy·drous; an·drous; an·hy·drous; ap·an·drous; di·an·drous; en·hy·drous; er·ga·tan·drous; gynae·can·drous; gynan·drous; het·er·an·drous; hy·drous; is·an·drous; mac·ran·drous; me·an·drous; mo·nan·drous; nan·nan·drous; os·te·o·chon·drous;… …   English syllables

  • nan — na·nan·der; nan·chang; nan·di; nan·di·dae; nan·di·na; nan·dine; nan·du; nan·du·bay; nan·du·ti; nan·ger; nan·keen; nan·king; nan·mu; nan·nan·der; nan·nan·der; nan·nan·drous; nan·nan·drous; nan·nie; nan·ning; nan·ni·nose; nan·nip·pus;… …   English syllables

  • nannandrous — nan·nan·drous …   English syllables

  • monandrous — mo·nan·drous …   English syllables

  • Gynandrian — Gy*nan dri*an (j[i^]*n[a^]n dr[i^]*an), Gynandrous Gy*nan drous (j[i^]*n[a^]n dr[u^]s), a. [Gr. gy nandros of doubtful sex; gynh a woman + anh r, andro s, man: cf. F. gynandre.] (Bot.) Having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging to the class …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gynandrous — Gynandrian Gy*nan dri*an (j[i^]*n[a^]n dr[i^]*an), Gynandrous Gy*nan drous (j[i^]*n[a^]n dr[u^]s), a. [Gr. gy nandros of doubtful sex; gynh a woman + anh r, andro s, man: cf. F. gynandre.] (Bot.) Having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Monandrous — Mo*nan drous, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gynandrous — gy•nan•drous [[t]gaɪˈnæn drəs, dʒɪ [/t]] adj. bot having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids • Etymology: 1800–10; < Gk gýnandros of doubtful sex. See gyn , androus …   From formal English to slang

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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