androdioecious

adjective

an·dro·di·oe·cious

variants: or androdiecious \¦an-drō-(ˌ)dī-¦ē-shəs \

Definition of androdioecious

: having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants

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androdioecism \ˌan-drō-ˌdī-ˈē-ˌsi-zəm \ noun

androdioecy \ˌan-drō-ˈdī-ˌē-sē \ noun

They estimate that less than 1 percent of flowering plants have both hermaphroditic and male plants, a mating system called androdioecy. —Susan Milius, Science News, 14 Aug. 1999

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