agynary

agynary
agynary, a. Bot.
(ˈædʒɪnərɪ)
[ad. Fr. agynaire (De Candolle), f. Gr. ἀ priv. + γυνή woman: see -ary.]
Applied to double flowers, in which the stamens have become petals, and the pistil is wanting.
in Syd. Soc. Lex.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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