Word: protoandrous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pro
toan
drous
Definition: Alternative form of protandrous. Whose male parts ( antheridia) release their spermatozoids before the female parts ( archegonia) mature.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: -androus
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: having a specified number of stamens; the male reproductive organ of a flower