ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Protogynous

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Protogynous is an adjective meaning (biology) Exhibiting protogyny.

Meaning

(biology) Exhibiting protogyny.

More Meanings

  1. (botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
  2. (botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids.

Antonyms for protogynous

Common opposites include protandrous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hermaphroditism, hermaphrodites, protandrous, protoandrous, metagynous, protandric.

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