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protogynous


Definition of protogynous

adjective

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

Derivatives

protogyny

noun

protogynous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of protogynous in the US English dictionary