Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EPIGYNOUS
E *pig "y *nous, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr. épigyne.] (Bot. )
Defn: Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.
New American Oxford Dictionary
epigynous
e pig y nous |iˈpijənəs əˈpɪʤənəs | ▶adjective Botany (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 e pig y ny |iˈpijənē |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin epigynus, from epi- ‘upon, above ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman ’ + -ous .
Oxford Dictionary
epigynous
epigynous |ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs, ɛ- | ▶adjective Botany (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 cent.: from modern Latin epigynus, from epi- ‘upon, above ’ + Greek gunē ‘woman ’ + -ous .
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