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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTANDROUS

PROTANDROUS Pro *tan "drous, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Proterandrous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protandrous

prot an drous |prōtˈandrəs proʊˈtændrəs | 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 prot an dry |-ˈandrē |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

protandrous

protandrous |prəʊˈtandrəs | 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 noun