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English
Adjective
protogynous (not comparable)
- (biology) Exhibiting protogyny.
- (botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
- (botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids.
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Translations
biology: exhibiting protogny
botany: whose female parts become mature before the male ones
whose female parts mature before the male parts release their spermatozoids
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