Protandrous is a related term of protandry.
In biology terms the difference between protandry and protandrous
is that protandry is the condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female while protandrous is exhibiting protandry.
In botany terms the difference between protandry and protandrous
is that protandry is the condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones while protandrous is whose male parts (antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonia) mature.
As a noun protandry
is the condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
As an adjective protandrous is
exhibiting protandry.
protandry
English
Noun
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(biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
(botany) The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
Hypernyms
* dichogamy
Coordinate terms
* protogyny
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
Related terms
* protandry
