'Epigynous' definitions:
Definition of 'Epigynous'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]