androdioecious

adjective

an·​dro·​di·​oe·​cious

variants or androdiecious

¦an-drō-(ˌ)dī-¦ē-shəs

: having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants

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

Word History

Etymology

andr- + dioecious, diecious

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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