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<anatomy> Situated above another structure.
<plant biology> Of an ovary, borne above the level of attachment of the other floral parts, or above the base of a cup (hypanthium) that is free from the ovary and bears the perianth segments and stamens.
Compare: inferior.
(09 Oct 1997)
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