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| hy·pog·y·nous [ hī pójjənəss ] |
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having petals below ovary: describes a flower such as a buttercup that has its petals, sepals, or other parts situated below and apart from its ovary
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| [Early 19th century. < modern Latin hypogynus< hypo- "below" + Greek gunē "woman," used to mean "pistil"] |
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  hy·pog·y·ny noun |
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