GYNANDRIA
\ɡa͡ɪnˈandɹi͡ə], \ɡaɪnˈandɹiə], \ɡ_aɪ_n_ˈa_n_d_ɹ_iə]\
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A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.
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A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.
By Noah Webster.
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ji-nan'dri-a, n. a Linnæan class of plants, in which the stamens are united with the pistil.--n. GYNAN'DER, a plant of the gynandria: a masculine woman.--adjs. GYNAN'DRIAN, GYNAN'DROUS. [Gr. gyn[=e], a female, an[=e]r, andros, a man.]
By Thomas Davidson
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