epigynous

[ ih-pij-uh-nuhs ]

/ ɪˈpɪdʒ ə nəs /

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.

Origin of epigynous

First recorded in 1820–30; epi- + -gynous

OTHER WORDS FROM epigynous

e·pig·y·ny, noun

Words nearby epigynous

epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph, epigraphic, epigraphy, epigynous, epigynum, epikeratophakia, epilate, epilation, epilator

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Example sentences from the Web for epigynous

Epigynous, borne apparently on the top of the ovary; all which is explained in Fig. 270-274.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Stylopodium, an epigynous disk, or an enlargement at the base of the style.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
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.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for epigynous

epigynous

/ (ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs) /

adjective

(of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it

Derived forms of epigynous

epigyny, noun

Word Origin for epigynous

C19: from epi- + Greek gunē (female organ, pistil) + -ous

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Scientific definitions for epigynous

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 perigynous.

单词	epigynous
释义	epigynous [ ih-pij-uh-nuhs ] / ɪˈpɪdʒ ə nəs / 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. Origin of epigynous First recorded in 1820–30; epi- + -gynous OTHER WORDS FROM epigynous e·pig·y·ny, noun Words nearby epigynous epigrammatic, epigrammatize, epigraph, epigraphic, epigraphy, epigynous, epigynum, epikeratophakia, epilate, epilation, epilator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epigynous Epigynous, borne apparently on the top of the ovary; all which is explained in Fig. 270-274. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Stylopodium, an epigynous disk, or an enlargement at the base of the style. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters 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. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, September 1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for epigynous epigynous / (ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs) / adjective (of flowers) having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it Derived forms of epigynous epigyny, noun Word Origin for epigynous C19: from epi- + Greek gunē (female organ, pistil) + -ous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for epigynous 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 perigynous. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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