diclinous (redirected from dicliny)

di·cli·nous  (d-klns)

adj.

Having stamens and pistils in separate flowers: a diclinous plant.

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[di- + Greek kln, bed, couch; see klei- in Indo-European roots + -ous.]

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dicliny (dkln) n.

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diclinous [ˈdaɪklɪnəs daɪˈklaɪ-]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowering plants) bearing unisexual flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowers) unisexual Compare monoclinous

diclinism  n

dicliny  [ˈdaɪklɪnɪ daɪˈklaɪ-] n

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diclinous  (d-klns)

1. 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.

2. Having only stamens or only pistils; unisexual. Used of flowers.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

diclinous - having pistils and stamens in separate flowers phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants monoclinous - having pistils and stamens in the same flower