English Explanatory Dictionary

protogynous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting protogyny.
  2. Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
  3. Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids.

Word forms

protogynous

Antonyms

protandrous

Derived words

protogynously

Translations

Romanian: protogin Romanian: proterogin
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