protandry

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Meaning

1. noun The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
2. noun The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
3. noun The emergence of males before females from dormancy, or more rapid development of male brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
4. noun The arrival of males before females at a mating site.

Similar words

protogyny dichogamy androgynism androgony anthogenesis androgenesis feminization proterogyny androgyny hermaphrodism

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