In biology|lang=en terms the difference between protandry and protogynous
is that protandry is (biology) the condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female while protogynous is (biology) exhibiting protogyny.
In botany|lang=en terms the difference between protandry and protogynous
is that protandry is (botany) the condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones while protogynous is (botany) whose female parts (archegonia]]) mature before the male parts ([[antheridium|antheridia) release their spermatozoids.
As a noun protandry
is (biology) the condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
As an adjective protogynous is
(biology) exhibiting protogyny.
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
protogynous
English
Adjective
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(biology) Exhibiting protogyny.
(botany) Whose female parts (stigma) becomes mature before the male ones (anthers).
(botany) Whose female parts (archegonia]]) mature before the male parts ([[antheridium, antheridia) release their spermatozoids .
Antonyms
* protandrous