PROTANDRY

Noun

protandry (uncountable)

(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.

(ethology) The arrival of males before females at a mating site.

Hypernyms

• dichogamy

Coordinate terms

• protogyny

Source: Wiktionary



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