Hexagyn

/ˈhɛksədʒɪn/ noun

Definition

A plant with six pistils or female reproductive organs.

Etymology

From Greek 'hex-' (six) and 'gyne' (woman/female). Used in botanical classification to categorize plants by the number of pistils they possess.

Kelly Says

This is Linnaean classification nomenclature—Carl Linnaeus used flower parts to organize all plants, and hexagyn was his way of saying 'this plant's got six female parts,' which is way more elegant than the modern genomes approach.

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