gynandrous
/dʒɪˈnandrəs
/ /ɡʌɪˈnandrəs/adjective
1 Botany (Of a flower) having stamens and pistil united in one column, as in orchids.The flowers of this order are characterized inter alia by being gynandrous, i.e. having their style and stamens united into a column....
- The gynandrous flowers are hermaphroditic, sometimes polygamous.
2(Of a person or animal) hermaphrodite.The tale of the Sickness of the Men of Ulster features the gynandrous horse goddess Macha who is associated with shape shifting....
- The aim of this note is to illuminate certain problems generated by the appropriation of the terms ‘androgynous’ and ‘gynandrous’ in process theology.
- The products of Gender Economy are feminine, masculine, whole-gendered androgyn or undifferentiated identities of individuals, organizations and societies (and anything androgyn or gynandrous in between).
Origin
Early 19th century: from Greek gunandros 'of doubtful sex' (from gunē 'woman' + anēr, andr- 'man, male') + -ous.
Rhymes
- longstop
- Longstreet, James
- long-suffering
- long-sufferingly
- long suit
- long tail
- long-tailed duck
- long-tailed field mouse
- long-tailed tit
- long-term
- long-termism
- long-termist
- long-term memory
- long-term potentiation
- long-time
- long time no see
- long tom
- long ton
- long-track
- longueur
- long underwear
- long vacation
- Longview
- long waist
- long-waisted