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Gynandrous

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Gynandrous, having the andrcecium and gyncecium, i.e. the stamens and carpels, adherent into a column or gynostemium in the centre of the flower, as in orchids and Asclepiadacete. Such plants were placed by Linneeus in a class Gynandria.

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