monandrous

adjective

mo·​nan·​drous

-rəs

1

[mon- + -androus]

a

of a plant : having flowers with a single stamen

many orchids are monandrous

b

of a flower : having a single stamen

2

[Greek monandros, from mon- + -andros having (such or so many) men] : of, relating to, or characterized by monandry

a monandrous family system

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