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hypogynous
[ hahy-poj-uh-nuhs, hi- ]
adjective
Botany.
- situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
- having stamens, sepals, or petals so arranged.
hypogynous
/ ɪˈɒɪə /
adjective
- (of a flower) having the gynoecium situated above the other floral parts, as in the buttercup
- of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way
hypogynous
/ ī-ŏ′ə-ə /
- Having the floral parts, such as sepals, petals, and stamens, borne on the receptacle beneath the ovary.
- Compare epigynous
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Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·Dzy·Բ noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of hypogynous1
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Example Sentences
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Hypogynous bristle short and enclosed in the perigynium or none.
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Petals and stamens numerous, on a thick hypogynous receptacle or inserted upon the ovary.
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Stamens indefinite on an hypogynous disk, not covered in the bud.
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Petals 4, hypogynous, regular, placed opposite each other in pairs, their spreading limbs forming a cross.
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Herbs or shrubs, with opposite entire dotted leaves and no stipules, regular hypogynous flowers, the petals mostly oblique and convolute in the bud, and many or few stamens commonly collected in 3 or more clusters or bundles.
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