• (n.) The condition of being proterandrous.
Pro`ter·an'dry noun (Botany) The condition of being proterandrous. 
proterandrous, proterandry 1. In botany, having the stamens or male organs mature before the pistil or female organ. 2. In zoology, a hermaphrodite animal; or a colony of zooids, having the male organs, or individuals, sexually mature before the female organs.