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gynoecium

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

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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Also gynaeceum, gynecium.

Origin of gynoecium

1600–10; <New Latin, irregular <Greek gynaikeîon;see gynaeceum1

Words nearby gynoecium

gyniatrics, gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophobia, gynophore, gynoplastics
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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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