PROTANDRIC
Pro*tan"dric, a. Etym: [Proto- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having male sexual organs while young, and female organs later
in life.
— Pro*tan"trism, n.
PROTANDROUS
Pro*tan"drous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Proterandrous.
PROTASIS
Prot"a*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A proposition; a maxim. Johnson.
2. (Gram.)
Defn: The introductory or subordinate member of a sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; — opposed to apodosis. See Apodosis.
3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the introduction; opposed to epitasis. B. Jonson.
PROTATIC
Pro*tat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. protaticus, F. protatique.]