proterandrous

adjective

proter·​an·​drous

-drəs

: protandrous

proterandrously adverb

proterandrousness noun

plural -es

proterandry

ˈ⸗⸗ˌ⸗drē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary proter- + -androus

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