Epigynous \E*pig"y*nous\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? woman, female:
cf. F. ['e]pigyne.] (Bot.)
Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently
inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals,
sepals, and also of the disk.
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