1. (of a flower) having the sepals, petals, and stamens attached to the top of the ovary rather than below it
Usage: botany; technical

Examples

• The apple flower is epigynous, with its reproductive parts positioned above the ovary.
• In epigynous flowers, the floral organs appear to arise from the summit of the ovary.
• Botanists classify roses as epigynous because of their characteristic floral arrangement.
• The epigynous structure of the flower results in the ovary being inferior.
• Students learning plant morphology must distinguish between epigynous and hypogynous flowers.