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gynandrous definition

gy·nan·drous (gī nan′drəs, ji-)

adjective

  1. Bot. having the stamen and pistil united in one column, as in the orchids
  2. characterized by hermaphroditism

Etymology: Gr gynandros, of doubtful sex < gynē, a woman (see gyno-) + anēr (gen. andros), a man

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