protandry /prō-tanˈdri/

1. In a hermaphrodite organism, the maturation and loss of the male elements before the female elements develop (zoology)
2. In a flower, opening of the anthers before the stigmas can receive pollen, so preventing self-pollination (botany). Cf protogyny

protanˈdrous adjective

• counterscarp
• counterscarps
• counterseal
• countersealed
• countersealing
• counterseals
• counter-security
• counter-sense
• counter-senses
• countershading
• countershadings
• countershaft
• countershafts
• countersign
• counter-signal
• counter-signals
• counter-signature
• counter-signatures
• countersigned
• countersigning
• countersigns
• countersink
• countersinking
• countersinks
• counter-skipper