"unisexuality" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From unisexual + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unisexual|ity}} unisexual + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unisexuality (uncountable)
  1. The property of being unisexual (having characteristics of a single sex); (especially in botany) the property of being imperfect, i.e. having only male (stamina) or female (pistils) reproductive organs in one flower (monoecism) or individual (dioecism). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Botany Translations (property): yksineuvoisuus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-unisexuality-en-noun-7fZ2RHoF Disambiguation of 'property': 100 0
  2. The state of being unisex (suitable for any sex). Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unisexuality-en-noun-bV9Rfu2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: diclinism Related terms: bisexual, monosexual
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