gynantherous

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gynantherous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gynantherous \Gy*nan"ther*ous\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"th[~e]r*[u^]s), a.
     [Gr. gynh` a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.)
     Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which
     the stamens are converted into pistils. --R. Brown.
     [1913 Webster]