Hypogynous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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