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protandrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
protan-drous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting protandry.

adj

Whose male parts (anthers) become mature before the female ones (stigma).

adj

Whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature.

Etymology

From proto- + -androus.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

protandrously

Frequently Paired Words

protandry

Antonyms

protogynous

Questions

What does protandrous mean?
Exhibiting protandry.
Where does protandrous come from?
From proto- + -androus.

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