-ander

noun combining form

-an·​der

ˌandər

plural -s

: one having (such or so many) stamens

—in words denoting members of Linnaean botanical classes in -andria

hexander

Word History

Etymology

New Latin -andrus, from Greek -andros having (such or so many) men

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