Androdioecy (androdioecious)
An androdioecious plant. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Creator(s): S. A. Mori
Description: An androdioecious plant bears only male (staminate) flowers on some plants and either bisexual or both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers on other plants.
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Title
Androdioecy (androdioecious)
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Definition
Referring to the sexual condition of a species that bears only staminate flowers on some plants but staminate and pistillate flowers or bisexual flowers on other plants.
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