Epigynous ovary

• Title

  Epigynous ovary

• Definition

  Referring to a flower in which all or some of the floral parts (i.e., the sepals, petals, and stamens) arise from the summit of the ovary; e.g., species of Asteraceae and Rubiaceae.

• Related Terms

  Superior ovary

  Subsuperior ovary

  Inferior ovary

  Hypogynous ovary

  Perigynous ovary

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