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gynostegium

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[jin-uh-stee-jee-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-] / ˌdʒɪn əˈsti dʒi əm, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ- /

noun

Botany.

plural

gynostegia

  1. a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.

Etymology

Origin of gynostegium

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; gyno-, stego-, -ium

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Gynostegium, a sheath around pistils, of whatever nature.

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