UNISEXUAL

unisexual

(adjective) relating to only one sex or having only one type of sexual organ; not hermaphroditic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unisexual (not comparable)

Of an organism, having characteristics of a single sex (as opposed to hermaphrodites).

Noun

unisexual (plural unisexuals)

Such an animal

Source: Wiktionary


U`ni*sex"u*al, a. Etym: [Uni- + sexual: cf. F. unisexuel.] (Biol.)

Definition: Having one sex only, as plants which have the male and female flowers on separate individuals, or animals in which the sexes are in separate individuals; dioecious; -- distinguished from bisexual, or hermaphrodite. See Dioecious.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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