hypogynous

adjective

hy·​pog·​y·​nous hī-ˈpä-jə-nəs 

1

of a floral organ : inserted upon the receptacle or axis below the gynoecium and free from it

2

: having hypogynous floral organs

hypogyny

hī-ˈpä-jə-nē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin hypogynus, from hypo- hypo- + -gynus -gynous

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1