protandry

English

Noun

protandry (uncountable)

1. (biology) The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
2. (botany) The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
3. (ethology) The arrival of males before females at a mating site.

Hypernyms

• dichogamy

Coordinate terms

• protogyny

Related terms

• protandrous