(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:26:39

E*pig"y*nous (?), a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. woman, female: cf. F. 'epigyne.] 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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