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-androus

  1. a combining form meaning “male,” occurring as final element of a compound word:

    polyandrous.



-androus

combining form

  1. (in botany) indicating number or type of stamens

    diandrous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of -androus1

< New Latin -andrus. See andr-, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -androus1

from New Latin -andrus, from Greek -andros, from anēr man

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