Definition of Hypogynous. Meaning of Hypogynous. Synonyms of Hypogynous

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Definition of Hypogynous

Hypogynous
Hypogynous Hy*pog"y*nous, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? woman, female: cf. F. hypogyne.] (Bot.) 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. --Gray.

Meaning of Hypogynous from wikipedia

- berries, drupes, etc. A flower with this arrangement is described as hypogynous. Examples of this ovary type include the legumes (beans and peas and their...
- absent, the flower is hypogynous, and the stamens, petals, and sepals are all attached to the receptacle below the gynoecium. Hypogynous flowers are often...
- Angiosperms The receptacle (grey) in relation to the ovary (red) in three types of flowers: hypogynous (I), perigynous (II), and epigynous (III)...
- multiples of four or five, most commonly four or eight. They usually have a hypogynous disk. The calyx is gamosepalous (as the sepals are joined forming a tube)...
- superior ovary, from which two to three stigmatic branches emerge. The green hypogynous flowers have a simple perianth and are generally self-fertilizing, though...
- actinomorphic, or zygomorphic, hypogynous, frequently large and showy. Flat or oblique, sometimes forming a gynop****. Hypogynous disk present and extrastaminal...
- Trophy wife Utilitarianism Not to be confused with the botanical term "hypogynous". Abgarian, Almara (21 October 2018). "What is hypergamy and are some...
- five stamens are opposite to tepals or alternating, inserting from a hypogynous disc, which may have appendages (pseudostaminodes) in some species. The...
- persistent, sessile, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, pentamerous, hypogynous, small, spinescent, green. Bracts: ovate, persistent, awned. Perianth:...
- perianth, each flower is subtended by a peltate bract. Stamens are 2–6, and hypogynous, with 2-locular anthers. There are usually 3-4 stigmas attached to a single...