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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROTOGYNOUS

Pro *tog "y *nous, a. Etym: [Proto + Gr. gynh ` a woman. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Proterogynous.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

protogynous

pro to gy nous |ˌprōtəˈjīnəs, prōˈtäjənəs proʊˈtɑʤənəs | 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 pro tog y ny |ˈprōtəˌjīnē, prōˈtäjənē |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

protogynous

protogynous |prəʊˈtɒdʒɪnəs | 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

 

Duden Dictionary

protogyn

pro to gyn Adjektiv Biologie |protog y n |die Protogynie betreffend

 

Protogynie

Pro to gy nie Substantiv, feminin Biologie , die |Protogyn ie |die Protogynie; Genitiv: der Protogynie das Reifwerden der weiblichen Geschlechtsprodukte zwittriger Tiere und Pflanzen vor den männlichen Geschlechtsprodukten; Gegensatz Protandrie