epigynous

[ ih-pij-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. (of flowers) having all floral parts conjoint and generally divergent from the ovary at or near its summit.
2. (of stamens, petals, etc.) having the parts so arranged.

epigynous

/ ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs /

adjective

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

epigynous

/ ĭ-pĭj′ə-nəs /

1. 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.
2. Compare hypogynous

Derived Forms

• eˈpigyny, noun

Other Words From

• e·pigy·ny noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of epigynous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epigynous¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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These latter were classified according to whether the parts of the flower were hypogenous, perigynous, or epigynous.

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Epigynous, borne apparently on the top of the ovary; all which is explained in Fig. 270-274.

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Stylopodium, an epigynous disk, or an enlargement at the base of the style.

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In Umbelliferæ the epigynous condition is changed for the perigynous, &c.

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