protogyny /prō-tojˈi-ni or -togˈ/

1. In a hermaphrodite organism, ripening of the female germ cells before the male (zoology)
2. In a flower, ripening of the stigmas before the stamens (botany). Cf protandry

protogˈynous adjective

• tell'd
• tellen
• tellens
• teller
• tellered
• tellering
• tellers
• tellership
• tellerships
• tellies
• Tellima
• tellin
• telling
• tellingly
• telling-off
• tellings
• tellings-off
• tellinoid
• tellins
• tell me about it
• tell me another
• tell off
• tell on
• tell one'its own tale
• tell one's beads