Gynandrosporous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Having reproductive organs with both male and female functions. not-comparable
"In Œdogonium, varies as are the conditions between monœcious, gynandrosporous, and diœcious, under which the essential elements concerned in the reproduction present themselves, there seems to be still less difference, on the whole, in form and size of the spermatozoid and the oogonium themselves, than in the other cases adverted to."
Example
More examples"In Œdogonium, varies as are the conditions between monœcious, gynandrosporous, and diœcious, under which the essential elements concerned in the reproduction present themselves, there seems to be still less difference, on the whole, in form and size of the spermatozoid and the oogonium themselves, than in the other cases adverted to."
Etymology
From gyn- + andro- + spore + -ous.
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