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Meaning of "gynandrous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GYNANDROUS

From Greek gunandros of uncertain sex, from gunē woman + anēr man.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GYNANDROUS

gynandrous  [dʒaɪˈnændrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GYNANDROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gynandrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GYNANDROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gynandrous

Androgyny

Androgyny is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. Sexual ambiguity may be found in fashion, gender identity, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle. It can also refer to biological intersex physicality, especially with regard to plant and human sexuality.

Definition of gynandrous in the English dictionary

The definition of gynandrous in the dictionary is having the stamens and styles united in a column. Other definition of gynandrous is hermaphroditic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GYNANDROUS


anandrous
ænˈændrəs
Andros
ˈændrəs
decandrous
dɛˈkændrəs
diandrous
daɪˈændrəs
dodecandrous
ˌdəʊdɛˈkændrəs
enneandrous
ˌɛnɪˈændrəs
heptandrous
hepˈtændrəs
hexandrous
hɛksˈændrəs
meandrous
ˈmɪændrəs
misandrous
mɪsˈændrəs
monandrous
mɒˈnændrəs
octandrous
ɒkˈtændrəs
pentandrous
pɛnˈtændrəs
polyandrous
ˌpɒlɪˈændrəs
protandrous
prəʊˈtændrəs
proterandrous
ˌprəʊtəˈrændrəs
synandrous
sɪˈnændrəs
tetrandrous
tɛˈtrændrəs
triandrous
traɪˈændrəs
wondrous
ˈwʌndrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GYNANDROUS

gynaecocracies
gynaecocracy
gynaecocratic
gynaecoid
gynaecologic
gynaecological
gynaecologist
gynaecology
gynaecomastia
gynaecomasty
gynandrism
gynandromorph
gynandromorphic
gynandromorphism
gynandromorphous
gynandromorphy
gynandry
gynarchic
gynarchies
gynarchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GYNANDROUS

adventurous
anhydrous
dangerous
disastrous
enhydrous
ferrous
generous
glamorous
glamourous
humorous
hydrous
monstrous
nitrous
numerous
porous
prosperous
rigorous
splendrous
thundrous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of gynandrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gynandrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GYNANDROUS

Find out the translation of gynandrous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gynandrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gynandrous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

gynandrous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gynandrous
570 millions of speakers

English

gynandrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gynandrous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

gynandrous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

gynandrous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gynandrous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

gynandrous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gynandrous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gynandrous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gynandrous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

gynandrous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

gynandrous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gynandrous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gynandrous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gynandrous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीनँड्रसस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karma eşeyli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gynandrous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gynandrous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

gynandrous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gynandrous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gynandrous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gynandrous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gynandrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gynandrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gynandrous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GYNANDROUS»

The term «gynandrous» is barely ever used and occupies the 198.163 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GYNANDROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gynandrous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gynandrous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gynandrous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GYNANDROUS»

Discover the use of gynandrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gynandrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Floral Cabinet
Svsrau or BorANY," such plants will be found divided into—1st, Flowers complete —2d, Flowers glumaceous or chafy ; the former are subdivided into “ Flowers gynandrous" and “ Flowers not gynandrous.” The gynandrous subdivision consists ...
‎1837
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The Floral Cabinet and Magazine of Exotic Botany
The gynandrous subdivision consists chiefly of the Orchidaceae ;f the non- gynandrous subdivision contains numerous orders, which are variously characterized : for instance, the Marantacecp, or Arrow-root tribe, have the veins of the leaves ...
George Beauchamp Knowles, Frederic Westcott, 1837
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Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, ...
Mawu-Lisa Another of the primordial lwa, Mawu-Lisa, is alternately depicted as linked to female (Mawu) and male (Lisa) twins and as a single gynandrous or transgender divinity, described by Hurbon as an “androgynous double god” ( 1995, p.
Randy P Lundschien Conner, David Sparks, 2014
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Alfred Tennyson
Hallam and Christ must not be imagined as effeminate] A late notebook jotting reads 'Men should be androgynous and women gynandrous, but men should not be gynandrous nor women androgynous' (Ricks, Tennyson, p. 218).
Elaine Jordan, 1988
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The Cyclopaedia; Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ...
flowers gynandrous; leaves with about seven leafiets; llem pricklyt" Root annual. Stem srom three to five sect high, herbaccous, _upiight, angularly grooved, branched; branches spreading, grouved, viscid, villous. Lra'vr: alternate, scattercd, ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Clcome triphylla, or three-leaved clcome : flowers gynandrous; Laves ternate; stem unarmed. This is an annual plant which rises two feet high, fending out many fide branches, with leaves, having one large spear-shaped lobe in the middle, ...
‎1810
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An encyclopædia of plants;: comprising the description, ...
In what way, therefore, fecundation can tak place among truly Gynandrous plants, is one of those mysterious contrivances of nature which has not yc been explained. It is generally believed to take place by absorption in some undiscovered ...
John Claudius Loudon, Mrs. Loudon (Jane), George Don, 1836
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Young lady's book of botany
are seated together on the pistillum or central column of the flower. It contains three orders, namely, Order I.— Monandria. — Gynandrous flowers having one anther. A great many very curious, as well as beautiful, tuberous perennial herbs are ...
‎1840
9
Reality's Dark Light: The Sensational Wilkie Collins
40 Like Tennyson, Hartright can look beyond Marian's apparent androgyny to see that she is actually gynandrous, but he cannot abide Fairlie's gynandry: "My morning's experience of Miss Halcombe had predisposed me to be pleased with  ...
Maria K. Bachman, Don Richard Cox, 2003
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The Universal Gardener and Botanist: or, a general ...
'GTNANDiitA Polyandria— many gynandrous stamina in each flower. Twenty-first Class. 21. MONOECIA, of alone and a house, plants with male and female flowers apart, or alone, in separate cups ; that is, within different cups on the fame  ...
Thomas Mawe, John Abercrombie, 1778

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GYNANDROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gynandrous is used in the context of the following news items.
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In Nollywood Industry: What Muna Obiekwe Is Being Remembered For
Her father, played by Jibola Dabo, was a gynandrous, who also sleeps with his daughter's boyfriend played by Muna Obiekwe. When the movie ... «Osun Defender, Jan 15»
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Haiti's LGBTQ-Accepting Vodou Societies
Labalèn is a gynandrous (or intersex) spirit. And LaSirèn, who is the Vodou analogue of Yemayá, a maternal spirit, is a revered transgender ... «Huffington Post, Feb 13»
3
Forget the zombies, Voodoo is gay friendly
Labalèn is a gynandrous (or intersex) spirit. And LaSirèn who is the Voodoo analogue of Yemayá, a maternal spirit, is transgender and ... «Gay Star News, Feb 13»
4
Women In Combat: A Distraction From the Real Issue
(To be gender fair and correct, here, we might reshape the word-concept androgynous as gynandrous.) When I was in eighth grade, a girl came ... «OpEdNews, Jan 13»
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Genet's 'The Maids' shows how hard it is to find good help
... for Jean Genet than Kennell's – flattened but feminine with a rough beauty that naturally suggests some sort of gynandrous gangster. «Globe and Mail, Sep 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Gynandrous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/gynandrous>. May 2024 ».
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