protandrous

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adjective

Exhibiting protandry.

Opposite
protogynous
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Meanings

adjectiveprotandrous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyExhibiting protandry.
  2. not comparablebiologyWhose male parts (anthers) become mature before the female ones (stigma).
  3. not comparablebiologyWhose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
protogynous

Origin

From proto- + -androus.

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APA

protandrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protandrous

MLA

“protandrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protandrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protandrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protandrous.

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