DIGYNOUS | • digynous adj. (Botany) Having two styles or pistils. • DIGYNOUS adj. of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles, also DIGYNIAN. |
EPIGYNOUS | • epigynous adj. (Botany) Having an inferior ovary that is completely buried within the receptacle. • EPIGYNOUS adj. growing upon the top of the ovary; having calyx, corolla and stamens inserted on the top of an inferior ovary. |
TRIGYNOUS | • trigynous adj. (Botany) Having three pistils or styles. • TRIGYNOUS adj. having three pistils or styles, also TRIGYNIAN. |
DECAGYNOUS | • decagynous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles. • DECAGYNOUS adj. having ten pistils, also DECAGYNIAN. |
HEXAGYNOUS | • hexagynous adj. (Botany) Having six styles. • HEXAGYNOUS adj. having six pistils, also HEXAGYNIAN. |
HYPOGYNOUS | • hypogynous adj. (Botany) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts. • HYPOGYNOUS adj. growing from beneath the ovary; having the other floral parts below the ovary. |
MISOGYNOUS | • misogynous adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting misogyny; misogynistic. • MISOGYNOUS adj. hating women, also MISOGYNISTIC, MISOGYNISTICAL. |
MONOGYNOUS | • monogynous adj. Exhibiting or relating to monogyny. • monogynous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the Monogynia; having only one style or stigma. • MONOGYNOUS adj. of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma. |
OCTOGYNOUS | • octogynous adj. (Botany) Having eight pistils. • OCTOGYNOUS adj. having eight pistils. |
PERIGYNOUS | • perigynous adj. (Botany) Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the… • perigynous adj. (Botany) Having a hypanthium. • PERIGYNOUS adj. of a flower, having the perianth and stamens inserted on a flat or cup-shaped structure which arises below, and is not fused to, the ovary. |
POLYGYNOUS | • polygynous adj. (Botany) Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia; polygynian. • polygynous adj. Having more than one female as wife or mate; practicing polygyny. • POLYGYNOUS adj. having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia, also POLYGYNIAN. |
ANDROGYNOUS | • androgynous adj. Possessing the sex organs of both sexes. • androgynous adj. Pertaining to a feature or characteristic that is not definitively of either sex. • androgynous adj. Possessing qualities of both sexes. |
HEPTAGYNOUS | • heptagynous adj. (Botany) Having seven pistils. • HEPTAGYNOUS adj. belonging to the Heptagynia, having seven styles. |
PENTAGYNOUS | • pentagynous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to plants of the order Pentagyna; having five styles. • PENTAGYNOUS adj. relating to the Pentagynia, an order of plants with five pistils, also PENTAGYNIAN. |
PHILOGYNOUS | • philogynous adj. Fond of women. • PHILOGYNOUS adj. loving women. |
PROTOGYNOUS | • protogynous adj. (Biology) Exhibiting protogyny. • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers). • protogynous adj. (Botany) Whose female parts (archegonia) mature before the male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids. |
TETRAGYNOUS | • tetragynous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the order Tetragynia; having four styles. • TETRAGYNOUS adj. having four pistils, also TETRAGYNIAN. |
DODECAGYNOUS | • dodecagynous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles. • DODECAGYNOUS adj. having twelve styles, also DODECAGYNIAN. |
HETEROGYNOUS | • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. • HETEROGYNOUS adj. of ants, bees, etc., having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile. |
PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |