Heterandrous

/ˌhɛtərˈændrəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, having stamens or male reproductive organs of different sizes, shapes, or structures within the same flower or plant.

Etymology

From Greek hetero- (different) + andros (male, man). Combined as a botanical descriptor meaning 'having different males/stamens,' following Linnaean classification terminology.

Kelly Says

Heterandrous flowers reveal hidden strategies—different-sized stamens position pollen at different heights to match specific pollinator body parts, which is why understanding these variations helped researchers decode how plants evolved to manipulate their pollinators.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄትሮአንድሮስ
he-teh-roh-an-dros
ARالعربية
异性异株
i-sīng-i-zhū
BNবাংলা
হেটেরান্ড্রাস
he-teh-rah-ndros
CACatalà
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
CSČeština
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
DADansk
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
DEDeutsch
Heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροανδρος
e-teh-roh-an-dros
ESEspañol
heterandro
he-teh-ran-droh
FAفارسی
هترواندروس
he-teh-ran-dros
FISuomi
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
FRFrançais
hétérandre
e-teh-ran-dree
GUGU
હેટીરાનડ્રસ
he-teh-ran-dros
HAHA
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
HEעברית
הטרואנדרס
he-tro-an-ders
HIहिन्दी
हेटरान्ड्रस
he-teh-ran-dros
HUMagyar
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
IGIG
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
ITItaliano
heterandro
he-teh-ran-droh
JA日本語
異性異株
i-sei-i-shu
KKKK
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
KMKM
ហេតេរ៉ាន្ត្រ
he-teh-rah-an-dros
KO한국어
이성이주
i-seong-i-ju
MRMR
हेटरॅनड्रस
he-teh-ran-dros
MSBahasa Melayu
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
MYမြန်မာ
ဟိတာန္ဒရပ်
he-teh-ran-dros
NLNederlands
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
NONorsk
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
PAPA
ਹੇਟਰੇਨਡਰਸ
he-teh-ran-dros
PLPolski
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
PTPortuguês
heterandro
he-teh-ran-droh
RORomână
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
RUРусский
гетероандро
ge-teh-roh-an-droh
SVSvenska
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
SWKiswahili
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
TAதமிழ்
ஹெட்டிரானட்ரஸ்
he-tte-rah-an-dros
TEతెలుగు
హెటరంద్రస్
he-teh-ran-dros
THไทย
เฮเทอแรนดรัส
he-teh-ran-dros
TLTL
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
TRTürkçe
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
UKУкраїнська
гетероандро
ge-teh-roh-an-droh
URاردو
ہیٹروانڈروس
he-teh-ran-dros
VITiếng Việt
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
YOYO
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros
ZH中文
异性异株
yì xìng yì zhū
ZUZU
heterandrous
he-teh-ran-dros

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