Extragynoecial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Extragynoecial is an adjective meaning (botany) Outside of the gynoecium.
Meaning
(botany) Outside of the gynoecium.
Example Sentences
As with most Annonaceae, however, Disepalum flowers are apocarpous, and so it is hypothesized that pollen tubes are likely to be able to grow between contiguous carpels: this extragynoecial growth of pollen tubes has been reported in other apocarpous angiosperms [97 ,98 ,99 ].
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include extrorse, gynoecious, extrorsal, extrasporogonic, anacrogynous, agynous.
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