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Meaning of "gynandrous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GYNANDROUS

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

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GYNANDROUS

dʒaɪˈnændrəs


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?

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 · Andros · decandrous · diandrous · dodecandrous · enneandrous · heptandrous · hexandrous · meandrous · misandrous · monandrous · octandrous · pentandrous · polyandrous · protandrous · proterandrous · synandrous · tetrandrous · triandrous · wondrous

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

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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.
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gynandrous
1,325 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
570 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
510 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
380 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
280 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
278 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
270 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
260 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
220 millions of speakers
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Gynandrous
190 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
180 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
130 millions of speakers
ko

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gynandrous
85 millions of speakers
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Gynandrous
85 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
80 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
75 millions of speakers
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जीनँड्रसस
75 millions of speakers
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karma eşeyli
70 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
65 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
50 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
40 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
30 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
15 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
14 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
10 millions of speakers
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gynandrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gynandrous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GYNANDROUS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of gynandrous
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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
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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»

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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»
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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»
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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
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