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-gynous

  1. a combining form with the meanings “of women,” “of females,” “having pistils or analogous organs,” as specified by the initial elements:

    androgynous.

-gynous

combining form

  1. of or relating to women or females

    androgynous

    misogynous

  2. relating to female organs

    epigynous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -gyny, combining_form:in_noun:countable
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gynous1

< Greek -gynos. See gyno-, -ous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of -gynous1

from New Latin -gynus, from Greek -gunos, from gunē woman
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Example Sentences

The names were coined by prefixing Greek numerals to -gynia used for gynœcium, and changed into adjectives in the form of -gynous.

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