unisexual

adjective

uni·​sex·​u·​al ˌyü-nə-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl How to pronounce unisexual (audio)
-shəl
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1
: of, relating to, or restricted to one sex:
a
: male or female but not hermaphroditic
b
: diclinous
a unisexual flower
2
: unisex
unisexuality
ˌyü-nə-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē How to pronounce unisexual (audio)
noun

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bought unisexual toys for the couple's new baby
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These disadvantages predict that unisexual species should go extinct within at most 100,000 generations. — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024 This provides both benefits and pitfalls for the less-mobile unisexual females. — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian, 13 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unisexual was in 1795

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unisexual

adjective
uni·​sex·​u·​al ˌyü-nə-ˈseksh-(ə-)wəl How to pronounce unisexual (audio)
-ˈsek-shəl
1
: having only male or only female sex organs
2
: unisex
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