protogynous

English

Adjective

protogynous (not comparable)

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

Antonyms

• protandrous

Translations

biology: exhibiting protogny

botany: whose female parts become mature before the male ones

• Romanian: protogin (ro), proterogin

whose female parts mature before the male parts release their spermatozoids

• Romanian: protogin (ro), proterogin

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• French: ^{(please verify)} protogyne (fr)
• Irish: ^{(please verify)} luathbhaineannach
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} protogino