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Webster 1913 Edition
Proterogynous
Proˊter-og′y-nous
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] earlier (fr. [GREEK] before) + [GREEK] woman, female.]
(Bot.)
Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; – opposed to
proterandrous
. Definition 2025
proterogynous
proterogynous
English
Adjective
proterogynous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous.