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proterogynous
proterogynous, a. (prɒtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs) [f. protero- + -gynous. Cf. protogynous. In both senses opposed to proterandrous.] 1. Bot. Having the pistil or female organ mature before the stamens or male organs.1875 Lubbock Wild Flowers iii. 51 Caltha palustris... The species..are said by Hildebrand to be pro...
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protogynous
protogynous, a. (prəʊˈtɒdʒɪnəs) [ad. G. protogynisch (F. H. G. Hildebrand Die Geschlechter-Vertheilung bei den Pflanzen (1867) 17), f. proto- + -gynous.] 1. Bot. = proterogynous a. 1: opp. to protandrous. Hence protogyny (prəʊˈtɒdʒɪnɪ) = proterogyny: opp. to protandry.1870 A. W. Bennett in Jrnl. Bot...
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proterandrous
proterandrous, a. (prɒtəˈrændrəs) [f. protero- + -androus: cf. protandrous. In both senses opp. to proterogynous.] 1. Bot. Having the stamens or male organs mature before the pistil or female organ.1875 Lubbock Wild Flowers v. 130 Cross-fertilisation is..favoured by the flower being proterandrous. 1...
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protero-
protero- (prɒtərəʊ) before a vowel proter- (prɒtər), combining form from Gr. πρότερος fore, former, anterior, in place, time, order, rank; used in a few scientific terms. ˈproterobase (-beɪs) Min. [after diabase], an eruptive rock resembling diabase, but in a more advanced stage of alteration. ˌprot...
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