gynandrous

/dʒaɪˈnændrəs/
adjective
  1. Having the stamens (male parts) and pistils (female parts) united in a single column, as in orchids; also used more broadly to describe plants with male and female structures fused together.
    • Botany students examined the gynandrous column of the orchid under a microscope.
    • Orchids are gynandrous flowers, with their reproductive organs fused into a single structure.
    • The gynandrous arrangement of the bloom made it easy for bees to collect pollen.
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