Grayanotoxin
a toxin found in the nectar of some species of rhododendron and other plants of the family ericaceae and in food made from their nectar, as unpasteurized honey, poisonous to humans and animals.
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having staminate and monoclinous flowers on the same plant. adjective (of a plant species) having hermaphrodite and male flowers on the same plant
- Andron
(in an ancient greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting. (in an ancient roman house) a p-ssage between two peristyles. a son of anius who was given the power of prophecy by apollo. historical examples the andron was a p-ssage at the right or the left of the tablinum, connecting the atrium […]
- Andronicus
andronicus man-conquering, a jewish christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of paul (rom. 16:7); “of note among the apostles.” historical examples thus he gained a considerable share, and in fact reaped the harvest of which andronicus and pacuvius had sown the seed. the mirror of taste, and dramatic censor, vol. i, no. 6, june 1810 various […]
- Androphore
a stalk or column supporting the stamens, formed by the fusion of their filaments. noun (botany) an extension of the receptacle carrying the androecium and the gynoecium, typical of the caper family (capparidaceae) also called androgynoph-r-
- Androphonomania
noun a p-ssion for committing homicides; homicidal mania; also called phonomania word origin greek andros ‘man’ + phonos ‘murder’ + mania ‘frenzy’