Definitions For Protandrous

Adjective

(not comparable) (biology) Exhibiting protandry. (botany) Whose male parts (anthers) becomes mature before the female ones (stigma). (botany) Whose male parts (antheridium, antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts (archegonium, archegonia) mature.

Antonyms

protogynous

Related terms

protandry

Translations

{{checktrans-top}} French: {{t+check, fr, protandre}} Irish: {{t-check, ga, luathfhireannach}}

Etymology

{{confix, en, proto, androus}}

Is Protandrous a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Protandrous is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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