'anandria' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anandros,' where 'an-' meant 'without' and 'anēr, andros' meant 'man, male.'

'anandria' was adopted into New Latin as a botanical term, and eventually became the modern English scientific term 'anandria.'

Initially, it meant 'without a male' in Greek, but in botanical usage, it evolved to mean 'having only male organs (stamens) and lacking female organs (pistils).'