protandry
The English word “protandry” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The condition in which an organism begins life as a male and then changes into a female.
- The condition of flowers whose male parts mature before the female ones.
- The emergence of males before females from dormancy, or more rapid development of male brood leading to their appearance earlier in a season.
- The arrival of males before females at a mating site.
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