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gynoecium
[ ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy- ]
/ dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /
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noun, plural gy·noe·ci·a [ji-nee-see-uh, -shee-uh, gahy-, jahy-]. /dʒɪˈni si ə, -ʃi ə, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/. Botany.
the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.
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Origin of gynoecium
1600–10; <New Latin, irregular <Greek gynaikeîon;see gynaeceum1
Words nearby gynoecium
gyniatrics, gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophile, gynophobia, gynophore
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How to use gynoecium in a sentence
This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium.
In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium.
The Marriage Contract|Honore de BalzacIn this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.
British Dictionary definitions for gynoecium
gynoecium
gynaeceum, gynaecium or esp US gynecium
/ (dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ-) /
noun plural -cia or -cea (-sɪə)
the carpels of a flowering plant collectively
Word Origin for gynoecium
C18: New Latin, from Greek gunaikeion women's quarters, from gunaik-, gunē woman + -eion, suffix indicating place
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Scientific definitions for gynoecium
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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