gynecium

American

[ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy-] / dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

noun

plural

gynecia

gynoecium.

gynecium British

/ ɡaɪ-, dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of gynoecium

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Gyn�ceum, Gynecium, jin-ē-sē′um, n. an apartment in a large house exclusively appropriated to women.

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Villemot, the stage manager, who was of poor appearance but intelligent, said: "I will take you into the gynecium."

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