| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Adjective | 1. Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.[Websters] 2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb epigynously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (epigynously) |
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective epigynous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Epigynous" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Geology | Of floral parts (especially stamens), attached above the level of insertion of the ovary, and arising from tissue that is fused to the ovary wall. Compare hypogynous, perigynous. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Epigynous insertion | (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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| Epigynous berry | 6 | Epigynous berry | 6 | |
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