Protandrous
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Protandrous is an adjective meaning (biology) Exhibiting protandry.
Meaning
(biology) Exhibiting protandry.
More Meanings
- (botany) Whose male parts (anthers) become mature before the female ones (stigma).
- (botany) Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature.
Antonyms for protandrous
Common opposites include protogynous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hermaphroditism, hermaphrodites, protoandrous, protogynous, protandric, hermaphroditic.
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