teleianthousadj.
/tɛlʌɪˈanθəs/, U.S. /ˌtɛlaɪˈænθəs/ Botany. rare.
Of a plant or flower: having both stamens and pistils.
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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 > having both stamens and pistils or hermaphrodite
perfect1706
hermaphrodite1769
unisexual1795
united1807
unisex1810
homogamous1842
teleianthous1860
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Teleianthus,..applied by Wachsendorff [sic] to plants provided with stamens and pistils: teleianthous.
2009 T. B. Batygina Embryol. Flowering Plants III. ii. 55 The sexual specialization of [the] teleianthous flower is an advantage for its function as donor or acceptor of pollen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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