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Webster 1913 Edition


Hemigamous

He-mig′a-mous

,
Adj.
[
Hemi-
+ Gr. [GREEK] marriage.]
(Bot.)
Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; – said of grasses.

Definition 2024


hemigamous

hemigamous

English

Adjective

hemigamous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; said of grasses.