adj.
Having floral parts attached to or near the summit of the ovary, as in the flower of the apple, cucumber, or daffodil.
epigyny e·pig'y·ny (-nē) n.
epigynous
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- Myrtales (botany)
- pentachenium
- Rhamnaceae (botany)
- Aristolochiales (botany)
- Rhizophorales (botany)
- Rosaceae (botany)
- –gynous (suffix)
- insertion
- Cornales (magnoliophyta)
- Zingiberidae (magnoliophyta)
- pistil (in botany)
- Flower
- Pepo
- Epigynous berry
