gynoecium

[ ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy- ]

/ dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

noun, plural gy·noe·ci·a [ji-nee-see-uh, -shee-uh, gahy-, jahy-]. /dʒɪˈni si ə, -ʃi ə, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/. Botany.

the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.

Also gynaeceum, gynecium.

Origin of gynoecium

1600–10; <New Latin, irregular <Greek gynaikeîon;see gynaeceum¹

Words nearby gynoecium

gyniatrics, gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophobia, gynophore, gynoplastics

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Example sentences from the Web for gynoecium

In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium.
The Marriage Contract|Honore de Balzac
In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gynoecium

gynoecium

gynaeceum, gynaecium or esp US gynecium

/ (dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ-) /

noun plural -cia or -cea (-sɪə)

the carpels of a flowering plant collectively

Word Origin for gynoecium

C18: New Latin, from Greek gunaikeion women's quarters, from gunaik-, gunē woman + -eion, suffix indicating place

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Scientific definitions for gynoecium

gynoecium

[ gī-nē′sē-əm, jĭ- ]

Plural gynoecia

The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils. Compare androecium.

单词	gynoecium
释义	gynoecium [ ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy- ] / dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- / noun, plural gy·noe·ci·a [ji-nee-see-uh, -shee-uh, gahy-, jahy-]. /dʒɪˈni si ə, -ʃi ə, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ-/. Botany. the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts. Also gynaeceum, gynecium. Origin of gynoecium 1600–10; <New Latin, irregular <Greek gynaikeîon;see gynaeceum¹ Words nearby gynoecium gyniatrics, gyno-, gynobase, gynocracy, gynodioecious, gynoecium, gynogenesis, gynomonoecious, gynophobia, gynophore, gynoplastics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gynoecium In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium. The Marriage Contract\|Honore de Balzac In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for gynoecium gynoecium gynaeceum, gynaecium or esp US gynecium / (dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ-) / noun plural -cia or -cea (-sɪə) the carpels of a flowering plant collectively Word Origin for gynoecium C18: New Latin, from Greek gunaikeion women's quarters, from gunaik-, gunē woman + -eion, suffix indicating place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for gynoecium gynoecium [ gī-nē′sē-əm, jĭ- ] Plural gynoecia The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils. Compare androecium. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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