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

/ dʒaɪˈnændrəs; ɡaɪ-; dʒɪ- /

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

Such specimens are termed gynandrous examples, and sometimes hermaphrodites.

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Now and then gynandrous specimens are obtained, the one side normal male and the other side typical female, or var.

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Gynandrous specimens of this butterfly sometimes occur, but these are very rare.

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A gynandrous specimen has been recorded, in which the right side is male.

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Porritt (List of Yorkshire Lepidoptera) mentions two gynandrous specimens.

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