Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, having the stamens adnate to and apparently borne upon the pistil, as in Asclepias, Aristolochia, and all orchids.

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  • adjective botany Having stamens and pistils together in a column.
  • adjective philosophy Exhibiting characteristics of both feminine and masculine. Both denotational synonym and connotational antonym of androgynous.

Etymologies

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From gyno- ("woman") + andro- ("man").

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