The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
hypogynous
a. (context botany English) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts.