Superior ovary

• Title

  Superior ovary

• Definition

  An ovary of a hypogynous or perigynous flower in which the sepals, petals, and stamens arise from beneath or around the ovary (= hypogynous) or from the rim of a hypanthium (=perigynous).

• Related Terms

  Subsuperior ovary

  Inferior ovary

  Hypogynous ovary

  Perigynous ovary

  Epigynous ovary

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