(of a plant or flower) having the ovary enclosed in the receptacle, with the stamens and other floral parts situated above.Compare with hypogynous, perigynous.
Derivatives
epigyny
noun
Origin:
mid 19th century: from modern Latin epigynus, from epi- 'upon, above' + Greek gunē 'woman' + -ous
epigynous in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of epigynous in the US English dictionary
