proterogynous
/ˌprəʊtəˈrɒdʒɪnəs/adjective
1 Botany = protogynous.
2 Zoology = protogynous.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Lubbock (1834–1913), banker, politician, and scientific writer. From protero- + -gynous, after German protogynisch. Compare earlier protogynous and proterandrous.
- fire-hollow
- fire-hollowed
- fire hook
- fire-hoop
- fire hose
- firehose
- fire-hot
- firehouse
- fire hunt
- fire hunter
- fire hunting
- fire hydrant
- fire insurance
- fire in the (or one's) belly
- fire iron
- fire irons
- Fire Island
- fire-junk
- fire kindling
- fire king
- fire ladder
- fire lance
- fireless
- fireless cooker
- firelight