| hypogyn | <botany> An hypogynous plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hypogynous | <plant biology> 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) |