Gynantherous

/ɡɪˈnænθərəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, characterized by stamens that have grown together with or are attached to the female reproductive parts (carpels).

Etymology

From Greek gynē (woman) + anth- (flower) + -erous (bearing), describing the fusion of male flower parts to female structures.

Kelly Says

Gynantherous flowers show that plant 'sexuality' is more like a dance than a division—male and female parts literally fuse together, which would be impossible in animals but works perfectly for stationary organisms!

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