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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Pref.

epi-

+ Gr. [GREEK] woman, female: cf. F.

épigyne

(Bot.)

Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; – said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.

epigynous ‎(not comparable)

(botany) Having an inferior ovary that is completely buried within the receptacle.