Defn: The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male gonophores.
ANDROPOGON An`dro*po"gon, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.)
Defn: A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States. The principal subgenus is Sorghum, including A. sorghum and A. halepensis, from which have been derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet. Several East Indian species, as A. nardus and A. schonanthus, yield fragrant oils, used in perfumery.
ANDROSPHINX
An"dro*sphinx, n. Etym: [Gr. (Egypt. Art.)
Defn: A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion.
ANDROSPORE
An"dro*spore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A spore of some algæ, which has male functions.
ANDROTOMOUS
An*drot"o*mous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts.
ANDROTOMY
An*drot"o*my, n. Etym: [Gr. Anatomy.]