gynoecium

[ji-nee-see-uh m, -shee-, gahy-, jahy-]

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.

Also gynaeceum, gynecium.

Origin of gynoecium

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

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In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium.
The Marriage Contract
Honore de Balzac
In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
Various
This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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British Dictionary definitions for gynoecium

gynoecium

gynaeceum, gynaecium or esp US gynecium

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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gynoecium in Science

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.