Diclinous

/daɪˈklɪnəs/ adjective

Definition

Describing plants where male and female reproductive organs are in separate flowers or on separate plants, rather than together in one flower.

Etymology

From Greek 'di-' (two) and 'clinous' from 'cline' (a bed or slope, used metaphorically for position). Formed in botanical Latin during systematic plant classification.

Kelly Says

Ginkgo biloba trees are famously diclinous—the female trees produce notoriously foul-smelling seeds, so cities worldwide have replanted neighborhoods with only male ginkgos, an accidental example of humans manipulating plant reproduction!

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