gynandrous

[ ji-nan-druhs, gahy-, jahy- ]

adjective

1. Botany. having stamens and pistils united in a column, as in orchids:

   Looking for an example of a gynandrous flower, we were directed to a miltonia in full bloom.

2. Zoology. having both male and female reproductive organs, especially as a normal condition of the species, but occasionally as an abnormality:

   Gynandrous specimens from these butterfly species are not uncommon.

gynandrous

/ dʒɪ-; dʒaɪˈnændrəs; ɡaɪ- /

adjective

1. (of flowers such as the orchid) having the stamens and styles united in a column
2. hermaphroditic

Derived Forms

• gyˈnandry, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynandrous¹

First recorded in 1760–70; from Greek gýnandros “of doubtful sex”; gyn-, -androus

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynandrous¹

C19: from Greek gunandros of uncertain sex, from gunē woman + anēr man

Example Sentences

Stamens only one or two; flower irregular, gynandrous.

From Project Gutenberg

Herbs, clearly distinguished by their perfect irregular flowers, with 6-merous perianth adnate to the 1-celled ovary, with innumerable ovules on 3 parietal placentæ, and with either one or two gynandrous stamens, the pollen cohering in masses.

From Project Gutenberg

Gynandrous, with stamens borne on, i. e. united with, the pistil, 99.

From Project Gutenberg

Adhesion of stamens to pistils.—The stamens also may be united to the pistils, as in gynandrous plants.

From Project Gutenberg