protogyny
noun
pro·tog·y·ny
prōˈtäjənē
plural -es
: a state in hermaphroditic systems that is characterized by development of female organs or maturation of their products before the appearance of the corresponding male product thus inhibiting self-fertilization and that is encountered in apples, pears, figworts, and among several groups of invertebrate animals compare protandry
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary protogynous + -y
- partiallier
- partialliest
- partially
- partially ordered
- partialnesses
- partials
- partibilities
- partibility
- partible
- partibler
- partiblest
- particate
- participable
- participances
- participant
- participant observation
- participant observer
- participants
- participate
- participated
- participates
- participating
- participating bond
- participating mortgage
- participating stock