-clinism

noun combining form

-cli·​nism

ˈklīˌnizəm

plural -s

: the state of having the androecium and gynoecium in a (single or different) flower or (two separate) flowers

diclinism

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary -clin- (from New Latin -clinus) + -ism

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