diclinous
[ dahy-kluh-nuh s, dahy-klahy- ]
/ ˈdaɪ klə nəs, daɪˈklaɪ- /
adjective Botany.
(of a plant species, variety, etc.) having the stamens and the pistils in separate flowers, either on the same plant or on different plants; either monoecious or dioecious.
(of a flower) having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual.
OTHER WORDS FROM diclinous
di·cli·nism, nounWords nearby diclinous
Example sentences from the Web for diclinous
Most of them have an acrid milky juice, and diclinous or monœcious flowers.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia |VariousDiclinous, having the stamens in one flower, the pistils in another, 85.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayDiclinous, dī′kli-nus, adj. having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers.
Pinus is also peculiar in the dimorphism of shoots and leaves and in their constant interrelations with the diclinous flowers.
The Genus Pinus |George Russell Shaw
British Dictionary definitions for diclinous
diclinous
/ (ˈdaɪklɪnəs, daɪˈklaɪ-) /
adjective
(of flowering plants) bearing unisexual flowers
(of flowers) unisexual
Compare monoclinous
Derived forms of diclinous
diclinism, noun dicliny (ˈdaɪklɪnɪ, daɪˈklaɪ-), nounScientific definitions for diclinous
diclinous
[ dī-klī′nəs ]
Bearing imperfect flowers; having carpels and stamens in different flowers. A monoecious plant is diclinous since it bears male and female flowers separately, even though on the same plant. Dioecious plants are also diclinous, since an individual plant will bear flowers of only one sex. Compare monoclinous.
Having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual. Used of flowers.