gynoecium
Americannoun
noun
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The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils.
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Compare androecium
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Etymology
Origin of gynoecium
1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek gynaikeîon; see gynaeceum 1
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The carpel is the individual unit of the gynoecium and has a stigma, style, and ovary.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
As illustrated in Figure 2, styles, stigmas, and ovules constitute the female organ: the gynoecium or carpel.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
A gynoecium may contain one or more carpels within a single flower.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
As illustrated in Figure 14.25, the stigma, style, and ovary constitute the female organ, the carpel or pistil, which is also referred to as the gynoecium.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The gynoecium or pistil is the central portion of the flower, terminating the floral axis.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
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