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hypogynous

[ hahy-poj-uh-nuhs, hi- ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
  2. having stamens, sepals, or petals so arranged.


hypogynous

/ haɪˈpɒdʒɪnəs /

adjective

  1. (of a flower) having the gynoecium situated above the other floral parts, as in the buttercup
  2. of or relating to the parts of a flower arranged in this way
“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


hypogynous

/ hī-pŏjə-nəs /

  1. Having the floral parts, such as sepals, petals, and stamens, borne on the receptacle beneath the ovary.
  2. Compare epigynous


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Derived Forms

  • hyˈpogyny, noun
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Other Words From

  • hy·pogy·ny noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypogynous1

First recorded in 1815–25; hypo- + -gynous
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Example Sentences

Glandular-haired scapose marsh herbs, with regular 5-merous hypogynous flowers.

Petals and stamens numerous, on a thick hypogynous receptacle or inserted upon the ovary.

Corolla hypogynous when the calyx is free; the stamens adherent to its base.

Petals usually present, as many, but mostly small or rudimentary, hypogynous.

Notice the remarkably long squamul or hypogynous scales, which here nearly equal the glume in length.

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