extragynoecial

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English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ gynoecial.

Adjective

extragynoecial (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Outside of the gynoecium
    • 2015 December 3, “Phylogenetic Reconstruction, Morphological Diversification and Generic Delimitation of Disepalum (Annonaceae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      As with most Annonaceae, however, Disepalum flowers are apocarpous, and so it is hypothesized that pollen tubes are likely to be able to grow between contiguous carpels: this extragynoecial growth of pollen tubes has been reported in other apocarpous angiosperms .