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Stigma vs Protandrous - What's the difference?

stigma | protandrous |

As a noun stigma

is stigma (mark of infamy).

As an adjective protandrous is

(label) exhibiting protandry.

stigma

English

(wikipedia stigma)

Alternative forms

* (l) (Anglicised long stem) * (l) (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  • A scar or birthmark.
  • (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, ().
  • Derived terms

    * stigmatize

    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