Meaning & use

unisexual

adjective·Advanced

Having only one sex; relating to organisms or flowers with either male or female reproductive parts, not both.

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Unisexual flowers have either stamens or pistils, but not both.

Most mammal species are unisexual, with distinct male and female individuals.

A note on using this word

In biology, unisexual describes an organism or flower of a single sex, distinct from its everyday social use.

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bisexualhermaphroditic

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