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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.

a specialized caplike mass of tissue covering a gynoecium.

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Inflected Forms

noun

gynostegia

plural

Etymology

Origin of gynostegium

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

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