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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the condition or state of being hypogynous.
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Monocotyledons a similar advance from hypogyny to epigyny is observed, and from the dorsiventral to the radial type of flower.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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In the polypetalous forms progression from hypogyny to epigyny is generally recognized, and where dorsiventrality with insect-pollination has been established, a dominant group has been developed as in the Leguminosae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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