Heterandry

/ˌhɛtərˈændri/ noun

Definition

The condition in plants of having stamens or male reproductive organs of different sizes, shapes, or structures.

Etymology

From Greek hetero- (different) + andry (male elements or stamens, from andros). The noun form of heterandrous, following botanical naming conventions with -y suffix for conditions or states.

Kelly Says

Heterandry in flowers is like a precision manufacturing system—different stamen heights ensure that when a bee visits, it picks up pollen from multiple males at different spots on its body, maximizing successful cross-pollination across the entire hive's foraging territory.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የ性 ልክ
ye-se-l-ik
ARالعربية
الاختلاف الجنسي
al-ikhtalaf al-jinsy
BNবাংলা
বিষমলৈঙ্গিকতা
bi-sham-loi-ngik-ta
CACatalà
heterandria
he-te-ran-dree-a
CSČeština
heterandria
he-te-ran-dree-a
DADansk
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
DEDeutsch
Heterandrie
he-te-ran-dree
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροανδρία
e-te-ro-an-dree-a
ESEspañol
heterandria
e-te-ran-dree-a
FAفارسی
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
FISuomi
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
FRFrançais
hétérandrie
e-te-ran-dree
GUGU
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
HAHA
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
HEעברית
הטרואנדריה
he-tro-an-dree-a
HIहिन्दी
विषमलिंगता
vi-sham-ling-ta
HUMagyar
heterandria
he-te-ran-dree-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterandri
he-te-ran-dri
IGIG
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
ITItaliano
eterandria
e-te-ran-dree-a
JA日本語
異性性
i-sei-sei
KKKK
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
KMKM
異性性
i-sei-sei
KO한국어
이성성
i-seong-seong
MRMR
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
MSBahasa Melayu
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ ကွာ
pon-san-kwa
NLNederlands
heterandrie
he-te-ran-dree
NONorsk
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
PAPA
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
PLPolski
heterandria
he-te-ran-dree-a
PTPortuguês
heterandria
e-te-ran-dree-a
RORomână
heterandrie
he-te-ran-dree
RUРусский
гетероандрия
ge-te-ro-an-dree-ya
SVSvenska
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
SWKiswahili
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
TAதமிழ்
பாலியல் வேறுபாடு
pa-li-yal ve-ru-pa-du
TEతెలుగు
లింగ భేదం
li-ng-bhe-da-m
THไทย
ความแตกต่างทางเพศ
khwam-dtaek-tang-taang-phaet
TLTL
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
TRTürkçe
heterandri
he-te-ran-dri
UKУкраїнська
гетероандрія
he-te-ro-an-dree-ya
URاردو
خلاف جنس
khilaaf jinns
VITiếng Việt
hétérandry
he-te-ran-dree
YOYO
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri
ZH中文
异性性
yì xìng xìng
ZUZU
heterandry
he-te-ran-dri

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