(of a plant species) having some individuals bearing female flowers only and others bearing hermaphrodite flowers only
gynodioecious in American English
(ˌdʒɪnoudaiˈiʃəs, ˌɡainou-, ˌdʒai-)
adjective
Botany
having female flowers on one plant and hermaphrodite flowers on another plant of thesame species
Derived forms
gynodioeciously
adverb
gynodioecism (ˌdʒainoudaiˈisɪzəm)
noun
Word origin
[1875–80; gyno- + dioecious]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, cross-fertilization, fan-tan, graph, overdraft
Examples of 'gynodioecious' in a sentence
gynodioecious
Moreover, male gynodioecious fig species produces both pollen and pollen vectors, whereas the female counterpart produces only seeds.
Yu-Ting Chiu, Anthony Bain, Shu-Lin Deng, Yi-Chiao Ho, Wen-Hsuan Chen, Hsy-Yu Tzeng 2017, 'Effects of climate change on a mutualistic coastal species: Recovery from typhoondamages and risks of population erosion', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0186763. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)