gynoecium

American  

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

noun

Botany.

plural

gynoecia

1. the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.

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gynoecium British  

/ dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ- /

noun

1. the carpels of a flowering plant collectively

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gynoecium Scientific  

/ gī-nē′sē-əm,jĭ- /

plural

gynoecia

1. The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils.

2. Compare androecium

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Etymology

Origin of gynoecium

1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek gynaikeîon; see gynaeceum ¹

Example Sentences

Flowers that contain both an androecium and a gynoecium are called perfect, androgynous or hermaphrodites.

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All complete flowers contain four whorls: the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium.

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The carpel is the individual unit of the gynoecium and has a stigma, style, and ovary.

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As illustrated in Figure 2, styles, stigmas, and ovules constitute the female organ: the gynoecium or carpel.

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In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various