| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Inserted below the pistil or pistils; -- said of sepals, petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens inserted below the pistil; -- said of a flower or a plant.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hypogynously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hypogynously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hypogynous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYPOGYNOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hypogynous \Hy*pog"y*nous\, adjective. [Prefix hypo- Greek expression woman, female: compare to the French expression hypogyne.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYPOGYNOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] A term applied to plants that have their corols and stamens inserted under the pistil.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Geology | Arising below the level of insertion of the ovary (often applied, loosely, to a flower in which the sepalS, petals and stamens are inserted below the ovary). Compare perigynous, epigynous. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: HYPOGYNOUS
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Hypogynous insertion | (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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