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epigynous
[ ih-pij-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of flowers) having all floral parts conjoint and generally divergent from the ovary at or near its summit.
- (of stamens, petals, etc.) having the parts so arranged.
epigynous
/ ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs /
adjective
- (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it
epigynous
/ ĭ-pĭj′ə-nəs /
- Having floral parts (such as the petals and stamens) attached to or near the upper part of the ovary, as in the flower of the apple, cucumber, or daffodil.
- Compare hypogynous
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Derived Forms
- eˈpigyny, noun
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Other Words From
- e·pigy·ny noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epigynous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epigynous1
C19: from epi- + Greek gunē (female organ, pistil) + -ous
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Example Sentences
Epigynous (on the ovary) when so adnate that all these parts appear to arise from the very summit of the ovary, as in Fig. 274.
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These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.
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Epigynous, borne apparently on the top of the ovary; all which is explained in Fig. 270-274.
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Stylopodium, an epigynous disk, or an enlargement at the base of the style.
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In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c.
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