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protandrous

Syllabification: (prot·an·drous)
Pronunciation: /prōtˈandrəs/

Definition of protandrous

adjective

Botany & Zoology
  • (of a hermaphrodite flower or animal) having the male reproductive organs come to maturity before the female. The opposite of protogynous.

Derivatives

protandry

Pronunciation: /-ˈandrē/

noun

protandrous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of protandrous in the British & World English dictionary