gynostemium

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

noun, plural gyn·o·ste·mi·a

[jin-uh-stee-mee-uh, gahy-nuh-, jahy-] /ˌdʒɪn əˈsti mi ə, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ-/. Botany.

the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.

Origin of gynostemium

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

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Historical Examples of gynostemium

Gynostemium, name of the column in Orchids, &c., consisting of style and stigma with stamens combined.
The Elements of Botany
Asa Gray
Adhesion is well seen in the gynostemium of orchids, where the stamens and stigmas adhere.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5
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