Hypogyn

[Gr. hypo, under, and gyne, a female. ( Bot.) A plant which has its petals and stamens inserted under the pistil. Hypogynous, ( hi - pojen-us,) n. [Gr. hypo , under; gune , female.] ( Bot .) A term applied to the stamens when they are free from the calyx and pistil, and arise from the thalamus or torus below the latter organ; this is the normal position of the stamens, and may be ob served in the poppy and ranunculus. The term is also applied to the corolla, when it arises from below the pistil, and free from the calyx.