Describing plants where the same individual produces both female flowers and hermaphrodite flowers (flowers with both male and female parts).
From Greek 'gyne' (female) combined with 'monoecious' (having both sexes on one plant). A specialized botanical term for a specific reproductive arrangement.
Some plants don't commit—they produce female-only flowers AND hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant, giving them maximum flexibility to reproduce or share pollen depending on conditions!
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