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monandrous

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mo·nan·drous  (m-nndrs)
adj.
1. Botany Having flowers bearing a single stamen, as in the poinsettia.
2. Of, relating to, or characterized by monandry.
monandrous [mɒˈnændrəs]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) having or preferring only one male sexual partner over a period of time
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) having flowers with only one stamen
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of flowers) having only one stamen
[from mono- + -androus]
monandry  n
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Adj.1.monandrous - having only one husband at a timemonandrous - having only one husband at a time    
monogamous - (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life"
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Influenced by the pseudanthial interpretation of Mattfeld (1938), many authors considered perianth parts to be bracts subtending each a monandrous "flower" (=stamen) (e.
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