agynousadj.

Brit.

/ˌeɪˈdʒʌɪnəs/, U.S.

/ˌeɪˈdʒɪnəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin agynus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin agynus without a wife (1673 or earlier; < ancient Greek ἄγυνος < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + γυνή woman, female: see -gynous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare agynarious adj. and earlier agynary adj.

Botany. Now rare.

Designating a flower which lacks female organs; characteristic of such a flower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > not having style or pistils

agynary1818

styleless1821

agynarious1847

agynous1847

1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Agynous flower is the synonyme of male flower.

1887 F. von Mueller Victorian Plants 480 Pistillate spikelets sessile, between two stalked agynous spikelets.

1925 Notes Royal Bot. Garden Edinb. 15 3 That a strong tendency to produce such agynous flowers is characteristic of certain species, became known to horticulturists on the introduction of the genus to cultivation.

1938 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 161 ii. Tab. 9533 In some flowers the pistil is completely suppressed. This peculiarity..is directly connected with the size and vigour of the plants, the ‘agynous’, or functionally male, flowers being borne on small slender flowers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agynous
释义	agynousadj. Brit. /ˌeɪˈdʒʌɪnəs/, U.S. /ˌeɪˈdʒɪnəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin agynus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin agynus without a wife (1673 or earlier; < ancient Greek ἄγυνος < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + γυνή woman, female: see -gynous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare agynarious adj. and earlier agynary adj. Botany. Now rare. Designating a flower which lacks female organs; characteristic of such a flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having style, pistil, or female parts > not having style or pistils agynary1818 styleless1821 agynarious1847 agynous1847 1847 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Agynous flower is the synonyme of male flower. 1887 F. von Mueller Victorian Plants 480 Pistillate spikelets sessile, between two stalked agynous spikelets. 1925 Notes Royal Bot. Garden Edinb. 15 3 That a strong tendency to produce such agynous flowers is characteristic of certain species, became known to horticulturists on the introduction of the genus to cultivation. 1938 Curtis's Bot. Mag. 161 ii. Tab. 9533 In some flowers the pistil is completely suppressed. This peculiarity..is directly connected with the size and vigour of the plants, the ‘agynous’, or functionally male, flowers being borne on small slender flowers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1847
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