protandrous
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Definitions
adjective
- Exhibiting protandry.
- Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma).
- Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature.
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Synonyms
hermaphroditismhermaphroditesprotoandrousprotogynousprotandrichermaphroditicandromimeticmetagynousheterodichogamousdiatropicprotosexualhomotropousheterotomousheterogamoussexuateneomale