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Meaning of "epigynous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPIGYNOUS

From epi- + Greek gunē (female organ, pistil) + -ous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EPIGYNOUS

epigynous  [ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPIGYNOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epigynous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPIGYNOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ovary (botany)

In the flowering plants, an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the pistil which holds the ovule and is located above or below or at the point of connection with the base of the petals and sepals. The pistil may be made up of one carpel or of several fused carpels, and therefore the ovary can contain part of one carpel or parts of several fused carpels. In this picture of a zucchini the petals and sepals are above the ovary and such a flower is said to have an inferior ovary; also referred to as epigynous. Above the ovary is the style and the stigma, which is where the pollen lands and germinates to grow down through the style to the ovary, and, for each individual pollen grain, to fertilize one individual ovule. Some wind pollinated flowers have much reduced and modified ovaries.

Definition of epigynous in the English dictionary

The definition of epigynous in the dictionary is having the receptacle enclosing and fused with the gynoecium so that the other floral parts arise above it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPIGYNOUS


cageyness
ˈkeɪdʒɪnəs
caliginous
kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
cauligenous
kɔːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
epigenous
ɪˈpɪdʒɪnəs
fuliginous
fjuːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
lentiginous
lɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs
nonindigenous
ˌnɒnɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
nubigenous
njuːˈbɪdʒɪnəs
perigynous
pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs
polygynous
pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
porriginous
pəˈrɪdʒɪnəs
serpiginous
sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs
tentiginous
tɛnˈtɪdʒɪnəs
terrigenous
tɛˈrɪdʒɪnəs
trigynous
ˈtrɪdʒɪnəs
uliginous
juːˈlɪdʒɪnəs
vertiginous
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəs
vitelligenous
ˌvɪtəˈlɪdʒɪnəs
vortiginous
vɔːˈtɪdʒɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPIGYNOUS

epigonous
Epigonus
epigram
epigrammatic
epigrammatical
epigrammatically
epigrammatise
epigrammatiser
epigrammatism
epigrammatist
epigrammatize
epigrammatizer
epigraph
epigrapher
epigraphic
epigraphical
epigraphically
epigraphist
epigraphy
epigyny

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPIGYNOUS

androgynous
cavernous
decagynous
dodecagynous
endogenous
heptagynous
heterogynous
hexagynous
homogenous
hypogynous
luminous
misogynous
monogynous
nous
octogynous
pentagynous
philogynous
proterogynous
protogynous
tetragynous

Synonyms and antonyms of epigynous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epigynous» into 25 languages

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1,325 millions of speakers

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epigynous
570 millions of speakers

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epigynous
510 millions of speakers

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epigynous
380 millions of speakers
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epigynous
280 millions of speakers

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epigynous
278 millions of speakers

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epigynous
270 millions of speakers

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epigynous
260 millions of speakers

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épigynes
220 millions of speakers

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Epigynous
190 millions of speakers

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epigynous
180 millions of speakers

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epigynous
130 millions of speakers

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epigynous
85 millions of speakers

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Epigynous
85 millions of speakers
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epigynous
80 millions of speakers

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epigynous
75 millions of speakers

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एपिनिऑन
75 millions of speakers

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epigynous
70 millions of speakers

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epigynous
65 millions of speakers

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epigynous
50 millions of speakers

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epigynous
40 millions of speakers

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epigynous
30 millions of speakers
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epigynous
15 millions of speakers
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epigynous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

epigynous
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

epigynous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epigynous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIGYNOUS»

The term «epigynous» is used very little and occupies the 165.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIGYNOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «epigynous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «epigynous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epigynous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIGYNOUS»

Discover the use of epigynous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epigynous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles
In epigynous flowers the ovary is described as adherent or inferior, the calyx as adherent or superior, the petals as inserted on or above the ovary. In some works , however, most epigynous flowers are included in the perigynous ones, and a ...
J. G. Baker, 1999
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The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the ...
Epigynous zone 1.5–2.2 cm. Sepals spreading to divergent, 9–13 mm. Epigynous zone, sepals and petals orangered. Petals spreading, 7–9 mm. Nectary a smooth ring. Stamens projecting beyond epigynous zone, not beyond sepals. S Peru ...
James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey, 2011
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Amaryllidaceae: Preceded by an Attempt to Arrange the ...
bicotyledonous plants is Epigynosae, that is to say, having the ovary under the stamens; but this group of epigynous plants is not opposed by him to those which are not epigynous, but only includes such of the epigynous plants as he finds it ...
William Herbert, 1837
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Early Flowers and Angiosperm Evolution
Material in the collections of (A) the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, and (B) the Field Museum, Chicago. hypogyny predominates at the ANITA grade, and the floral cup of Amborella and the perigynous to epigynous condition ...
Else Marie Friis, Peter R. Crane, Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen, 2011
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Flora Australiensis: A Description of the Plants of the ...
In epigynous flowers the ovary is described as adherent or inferior, the calyx as adherent or superior, the petals as inserted on or above the ovary. In some works , however, most epigynous flowers are included in the perigynous ones, and a ...
George Bentham, Ferdinand von Mueller, 1863
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Flora hongkongensis: a description of the flowering plants ...
In epigynous flowers the ovary is described as adherent or inferior, the calyx as adherent or superior, the petals as inserted on or above the ovary. In some works , however, most epigynous flowers are included in the perigynous ones, and a ...
George Bentham, 1861
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Report
(a) Receptacle not expanded or prolonged beyond the flower j floral envelopes and stamens simply epigynous: ex. Hedera, &c. (b) Receptacle expanded beyond ovary as a cup or tube, bearing the floral envelopes and stamens, which may ...
British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1869
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Handbook of the British Flora ... New edition
In epigynous flowers the ovary is described as adherent or inferior, the calyx as adherent or superior, the petals as inserted on or above the ovary. In some works , however, most epigynous flowers are included in the perigynous ones, and a ...
George Bentham, 1866
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Flora of tropical Africa
In epigynous flowers the ovary is described as adherent or inferior, the calyx as adherent or superior, the petals as inserted on or above the ovary. In some works , however, most epigynous flowers are included in the perigynous ones, and a ...
Daniel Oliver, 1868
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Practical Plant Identification: Including a Key to Native ...
... C 8c A Various partly epigynous P&AorK,C&A epigynous K, C 8c A epigynous C 8c A borne on an epigynous zone K, C 8c A epigynous, C Flower epigynous 8c A borne on an epigynous zone Flower epigynous Flower epigynous The terms ...
James Cullen, 2006

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIGYNOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epigynous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Faithful flock to 'bleeding' Virgin Mary
•Cranberries: These are epigynous berries that are white when unripe and turn red on ripening. They are used to make juices, sauces, wines, ... «CNN, Jul 12»
2
The Benefits of Being Bitter
Blueberries and cranberries are close cousins and are in fact not berries at all; they belong instead to a class of fruits known as epigynous or ... «Fox News, Nov 10»

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