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epigyny

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e⋅pig⋅y⋅nous

  [i-pij-uh-nuhs]
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–adjective Botany.
1. (of flowers) having all floral parts conjoint and generally divergent from the ovary at or near its summit.
2. (of stamens, petals, etc.) having the parts so arranged.
Origin:
1820–30; epi- + -gynous

Related forms:
e⋅pig⋅y⋅ny, noun
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e·pig·y·nous   (ĭ-pĭj'ə-nəs)   
adj.  Having floral parts attached to or near the summit of the ovary, as in the flower of the apple, cucumber, or daffodil.
e·pig'y·ny (-nē) n.
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