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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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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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.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
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

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.