Epigynous \E*pig"y*nous\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? woman, female: cf. F. ['e]pigyne.]

(Bot.) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)