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semihypogynous

semihypogynous adjective: having a partially attached superior ovary.

Adjective

semihypogynous

  1. Having a partially attached superior ovary.
    • Pythiopsis cymosa. Oogonium with a single, aplerotic, subeccentric oospore. Note the mucilage layer around the oogonium. Semihypogynous antheridium with fertilization tube.1965, C. G. Ainsworth, Frederick K[roeber] Sparrow, Alfred S. Sussman, editors, The Fungi: An Advanced Treatise, volume IVB (A Taxonomic Review with Keys: Basidomycetes and Lower Fungi), New York...

Origin of semihypogynous

From semi- + hypogynous.

Questions about semihypogynous

What does semihypogynous mean?
Semihypogynous means having a partially attached superior ovary.
What part of speech is semihypogynous?
Semihypogynous is an adjective.

Words near semihypogynous in the dictionary

  1. semihydrates
  2. semihydrogenation
  3. semihypergroup
  4. semihypergroups
  5. semihyperoceanic
  6. semihypogynous
  7. semihysterical
  8. semiindependent
  9. semiindurated
  10. semiinfinite
  11. semiinfinitely

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