Proterogynous

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

  Proterogynous \Pro`ter*og"y*nous\, a. [Gr. ? earlier (fr. ?
     before) + ? woman, female.] (Bot.)
     Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens;
     protogynous; -- opposed to {proterandrous}.
     [1913 Webster]