epigynousadj.
/ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs/ Botany.
That is placed upon the ovary; growing upon the summit of the ovary. Said of the stamens or corolla; hence of plants in which these are so placed.
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1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. p.xxvii [The Stamens] appear to proceed from the apex of an inferior ovarium, in which case they are named epigynous.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 559 The flower finally is epigynous when it possesses an actually inferior ovary.
Derivatives
eˈpigyny n. the character or quality of being epigynous.
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1887 Athenæum 10 Dec. 787/3 The shortening of the axis within the flower itself, giving the transition from hypogyny through perigyny to epigyny.
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