protogynous

English

Adjective

protogynous (not comparable)

(biology) Exhibiting protogyny.
(botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
(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

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