gynostemium

[ jin-uh-stee-mee-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy- ]

noun

, Botany.

, plural gyn·o·ste·mi·a [jin-, uh, -, stee, -mee-, uh, gahy-n, uh, -, jahy-].

1. the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gynostemium¹

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to gyno- gyno- + Greek stḗm ( ōn ) warp, thread + New Latin -ium -ium

Example Sentences

Gynostemium, name of the column in Orchids, &c., consisting of style and stigma with stamens combined.

From Project Gutenberg

Adhesion is well seen in the gynostemium of orchids, where the stamens and stigmas adhere.

From Project Gutenberg