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Mature vs Protandrous - What's the difference?

mature | protandrous |

As a noun mature

is masts (of a ship).

As an adjective protandrous is

(label) exhibiting protandry.

mature

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe.
  • She is quite mature for her age.
  • Profound; careful.
  • The headmaster decided to expel the boy after a mature consideration.
  • (obsolete) Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.
  • Antonyms

    * (grown up) childish, immature * (profound) superficial

    Verb

  • To become mature; to ripen.
  • To gain experience or wisdom with age.
  • (finance) To reach the date when payment is due
  • Derived terms

    * mature up

    protandrous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Exhibiting protandry.
  • (label) Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma).
  • (label) Whose male parts (antheridia]]) release their spermatozoids before the female parts ([[archegonium, archegonia) mature.
  • Antonyms

    * protogynous