Meaning of 单性花
单性花 means unisexual flower; flower having either stamens (male) or pistils (female), but not both. Pronounced dān xìng huā.
- unisexual flower; flower having either stamens (male) or pistils (female), but not both
Definitions & Examples
Yù玉
mǐ米
shì是
dān单
xìng性
huā花
zhí植
wù物
，
tóng同
yī一
zhí植
zhū株
shàng上
jì既
yǒu有
xióng雄
huā花
yòu又
yǒu有
cí雌
huā花
。
Corn is a monoecious plant with unisexual flowers, having both male and female flowers on the same plant.
Dà大
má麻
shì是
cí雌
xióng雄
yì异
zhū株
zhí植
wù物
，
yě也
jiù就
shì是
shuō说
yǒu有
de的
zhí植
zhū株
zhǐ只
kāi开
xióng雄
huā花
，
yǒu有
de的
zhǐ只
kāi开
cí雌
huā花
。
Hemp is dioecious, meaning some plants only bear male flowers while others only bear female flowers.
Dān单
xìng性
huā花
yǔ与
liǎng两
xìng性
huā花
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
qū区
bié别
zài在
huā于
de花
jié的
gòu结
shàng构
上
。
The main difference between unisexual and bisexual flowers lies in the floral structure.
Nán南
guā瓜
de的
huā花
shì是
dān单
xìng性
huā花
，
xū需
yào要
kūn昆
chóng虫
chuán传
fěn粉
cái才
néng能
jiē结
guǒ果
。
Pumpkin flowers are unisexual and require insect pollination to set fruit.
Measure Words
朵/ duǒ
Primary
种/ zhǒng