Andromonoecious

/ˌændrəmoʊˈniːʃəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, describing plants that have both male flowers and hermaphroditic flowers on the same individual plant.

Etymology

From Greek andros (male) + monoikos (single house) + -ous (full of). A specialized botanical term describing plant reproductive strategies, combining classical Greek with Linnaean taxonomy.

Kelly Says

Some plants are incredible strategic thinkers—by having both male-only flowers and male-female flowers on the same body, they can either spread pollen widely or reproduce directly depending on environmental conditions, basically playing genetic poker.

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