unisexual

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having the reproductive characteristics or organs of only one sex rather than both

   Each unisexual flower bears either stamens or carpels, but not both.

2. 2
   adj

   consisting of or producing individuals of only one sex

   The biologist compared the unisexual population with a bisexual one.

Formed from Latin uni- ("one") and sexual. Biology uses the word for an organism, flower, or population associated with one sex, contrasting it with bisexual or hermaphroditic organization.

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