Cosexual
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A cosexual organism.
"First, many plants that appear to change sex are really sequential or alternating cosexuals; the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis (220), and com, Zea mays (173), are examples[…]"
- 1 Producing both pollen and ovules. not-comparable
- 2 Being able to reproduce as both female and male. not-comparable
"The platyctenid Coeloplana gonoctena is protandrous (151) and probably is a true sex changer. Females are larger than males and are found only at the end of summer, while males are found all year. It is ectocommensal on an anthozoan. Other members of the genus are cosexual."
Example
More examples"The platyctenid Coeloplana gonoctena is protandrous (151) and probably is a true sex changer. Females are larger than males and are found only at the end of summer, while males are found all year. It is ectocommensal on an anthozoan. Other members of the genus are cosexual."
Etymology
From co- + sexual.
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