proterandrous
/ˌprəʊtəˈrandrəs/adjective
1 Botany = protandrous.
2 Zoology = protandrous. Also: designating insects in which the emergence of male individuals occurs before the females. Compare proterogynous. rare.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. From protero- + -androus.
- marshiness
- marshing
- marshland
- marshlander
- marsh-light
- marsh lousewort
- marshmallow
- marsh mallow
- marshmallow roast
- marshmallowy
- marshman
- marsh marigold
- marsh melon
- marsh mutton
- marsh orchid
- marsh orchis
- marsh owl
- Marshpee
- marsh pink
- marsh rabbit
- marsh ragwort
- marsh-rocket
- marsh rose
- marsh rosemary
- marsh saxifrage