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Webster 1913 Edition

Hypogynous

Hy-pog′y-nous

,
Adj.
[Pref.
hypo-
+ Gr. [GREEK] woman, female: cf. F.
hypogyne
.]
(Bot.)
Inserted below the pistil or pistils; – said of sepals, petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens inserted below the pistil; – said of a flower or a plant.
Gray.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hypogynous

HYPOGYNOUS

,
Adj.
[Gr. under, and a female.] A term applied to plants that have their corols and stamens inserted under the pistil.

Definition 2024

hypogynous

hypogynous

English

Adjective

hypogynous ‎(not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts.

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