anandrous

adj — 2 senses

anandrous

adj

Etymology From Ancient Greek ἄνανδρος (ánandros). Equivalent to an- + -androus.

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Lacking stamens; devoid of the male part.

Anandrous flowers eight or nine; their ligular portion white, hardly exceeding one line in length, undivided and acute […]1882, Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Philosophical Society of Adelaide, South Australia, page 108:

2

Figuratively, Rare Without a man or a husband.

anandrous aunts

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