The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protogynous
Protogynous \Pro*tog"y*nous\, a. [Proto + Gr. gynh` a woman.] (Bot.) Same as Proterogynous.
Wiktionary
protogynous
a. 1 (context biology English) Exhibiting protogyny. 2 (context botany English) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers). 3 (context botany English) Whose female parts (archegonium) mature before the male parts (antheridium) release their spermatozoids .
Usage examples of "protogynous".
Goldfish (Carassius auratus) are generally pretty straitlaced, but a Russian researcher some years ago reported he had discovered a protogynous version of C.