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Bisexual vs Andromonoecious - What's the difference?

bisexual | andromonoecious |

In botany terms the difference between bisexual and andromonoecious

is that bisexual is of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium while andromonoecious is producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant.

As adjectives the difference between bisexual and andromonoecious

is that bisexual is sexually attracted to members of two or more genders while andromonoecious is producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant.

As a noun bisexual

is a person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.

bisexual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (sexuality, of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to members of two or more genders.
  • (botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
  • (botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
  • (botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
  • (botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
  • (rare) Hermaphroditic.
  • Midrash and Zohar present Adam as hermaphroditic or bisexual .

    Hyponyms

    * heteroflexible

    Synonyms

    * (sexually attracted to persons of either sex) (slang), ambidextrous (jocular), bi (colloquial) * perfect, hermaphrodite * See also

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is bisexual. Someone who is attracted to people of two or more genders.
  • I have two family members who came out as bisexual ; my sister and my aunt.

    Synonyms

    * bi (colloquial) * See also

    Hypernyms

    *LGBT

    Also see

    * ----

    andromonoecious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * andromonecious

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant