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Definition of Hypogynous

1. a. 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.

Definition of Hypogynous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hypogynous

1. Arising below the level of insertion of the ovary (often applied, loosely, to a flower in which the sepals, petals and stamens are inserted below the ovary). Compare: perigynous, epigynous. (09 Oct 1997)

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