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Hypogynous vs Eponymous - What's the difference?

hypogynous | eponymous |

As adjectives the difference between hypogynous and eponymous

is that hypogynous is (botany) of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts while eponymous is of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.

hypogynous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (botany) Of a flower, having a superior ovary, attached directly to the receptacle like other floral parts.

    • Antonyms

    * epigynous, perigynous

    eponymous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which something or someone is named.
    • Robinson Crusoe is the eponymous hero of the book.
    Prince Hamlet is the eponymous protagonist of the Shakespearian tragedy Hamlet.
    The language Limburgish is named after the eponymous provinces in Belgium and the Netherlands.

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