ANANDROUS | • anandrous adj. (Botany) Lacking stamens; devoid of male parts in plants. • ANANDROUS adj. without stamens. |
DIANDROUS | • diandrous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens. • DIANDROUS adj. having two stamens. |
MEANDROUS | • meandrous adj. (Of a path, river) winding, windy, having many bends. • MEANDROUS adj. meandering, also MEANDRIAN. |
DECANDROUS | • decandrous adj. Of or pertaining to the Linnaean class of plants Decandria. • decandrous adj. (Botany) Having ten stamens. • DECANDROUS adj. belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens, also DECANDRIAN. |
GYNANDROUS | • gynandrous adj. (Botany) Having stamens and pistils together in a column. • gynandrous adj. (Philosophy) Exhibiting characteristics of both feminine and masculine. Denotational synonym and connotational… • GYNANDROUS adj. with stamen concrescent with the carpel, as in orchids. |
HEXANDROUS | • hexandrous adj. Alternative form of hexandrian. • HEXANDROUS adj. having six stamens, also HEXANDRIAN. |
MISANDROUS | • misandrous adj. Exhibiting or pertaining to misandry: hating or prejudiced against men. • MISANDROUS adj. hating men. |
MONANDROUS | • monandrous adj. (Botany) Having only one stamen in each flower. • monandrous adj. Having only one male sexual partner over a period of time. • MONANDROUS adj. having only one stamen. |
OCTANDROUS | • octandrous adj. (Botany) Having eight stamens. • OCTANDROUS adj. of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens, also OCTANDRIAN. |
SYNANDROUS | • synandrous adj. (Botany) Having stamen fused along both their filaments and anthers. • synandrous adj. (Botany, rare) Having stamens fused together in any way. • SYNANDROUS adj. having united stamens. |
TRIANDROUS | • triandrous adj. Triandrian. • TRIANDROUS adj. of or pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and equal stamens in the same flower, also TRIANDRIAN. |
ENNEANDROUS | • enneandrous adj. (Botany) Having nine stamens. • ENNEANDROUS adj. of the class Enneandria, having nine stamens, also ENNEANDRIAN. |
HEPTANDROUS | • heptandrous adj. (Botany) Having seven stamens. • HEPTANDROUS adj. having seven stamens. |
ICOSANDROUS | • icosandrous adj. (Botany) Having twenty or more stamens in each perigynous flower. • ICOSANDROUS adj. belonging to the Icosandria, a class of plants, also ICOSANDRIAN. |
PENTANDROUS | • pentandrous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the Linnean class Pentandria; having five stamens. • PENTANDROUS adj. relating to the Pentandria, a class of plants with five stamens, also PENTANDRIAN. |
POLYANDROUS | • polyandrous adj. Of or pertaining to polyandry; engaging in polyandry. • polyandrous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens inserted in the receptacle. • POLYANDROUS adj. relating to polyandry. |
PROTANDROUS | • protandrous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protandry. • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma). • protandrous adj. (Botany) Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature. |
TETRANDROUS | • tetrandrous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the class Tetrandria. • tetrandrous adj. (Botany) Having four stamens. • TETRANDROUS adj. having four stamens, also TETRANDRIAN. |
DODECANDROUS | • dodecandrous adj. (Botany) Having twelve stamens. • DODECANDROUS adj. having twelve stamens. |
PROTERANDROUS | • proterandrous adj. (Botany) Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil. • PROTERANDROUS adj. exhibiting proterandry. |