androdioecious
adjective
an·dro·di·oe·cious
\¦an-drō-(ˌ)dī-¦ē-shəs\
variants: or
androdiecious
\¦an-drō-(ˌ)dī-¦ē-shəs\Definition of androdioecious
: having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants
androdioecism
\ˌan-drō-ˌdī-ˈē-ˌsi-zəm\ nounandrodioecy
\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. 1999Explore M-W
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Origin and Etymology of androdioecious
andr- + dioecious, diecious
First Known Use: 1878
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