adjective
- (of a flower or plant) lacking stamens or male reproductive organs
Usage: botany; technical
Examples
- The anandrous flowers in this species cannot produce pollen.
- Botanists identified the plant as anandrous due to the absence of stamens.
- Some cultivated varieties are anandrous and require cross-pollination.
- The anandrous condition in these blossoms makes them sterile as pollen sources.