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gynoecium
[ ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy- ]
noun
, Botany.
, plural gy·noe·ci·a [ji-, nee, -see-, uh, -shee-, uh, gahy-, jahy-].
- the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.
gynoecium
/ dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm; ɡaɪ- /
noun
- the carpels of a flowering plant collectively
gynoecium
/ gī-nē′sē-əm,jĭ- /
, Plural gynoecia
- The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils.
- Compare androecium
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gynoecium1
1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek gynaikeîon; gynaeceum 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gynoecium1
C18: New Latin, from Greek gunaikeion women's quarters, from gunaik-, gunē woman + -eion, suffix indicating place
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Example Sentences
This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium.
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In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium.
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In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.
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