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gy·noe·ci·um

[

ji-nee-see-uh

m, -shee-, gahy-, jahy-] Pronunciation Key

–noun, plural -ci·a

[-see-uh, -shee-uh] Pronunciation Key. Botany.

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

Also, gynaeceum, gynecium.

[Origin: 1600–10; < NL, irreg. < Gk gynaikeǐon; see gynaeceum¹

]

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gy·noe·ci·um (gī-nē'sē-əm, jĭ-, jī-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. gy·noe·ci·a (-sē-ə)
The female reproductive organs of a flower; the pistil or pistils considered as a group.

[New Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek oikos, house) of Latin gynaecēum, women's apartments, from Greek gunaikeion, from neuter of gunaikeios, of women, from gunē, gunaik-, woman; see g^wen- in Indo-European roots.]

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gynoecium
noun
a female gametoecium

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gynoecium (gī-nē'sē-əm, jĭ-) Pronunciation Key
Plural gynoecia
The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils. Compare androecium.

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Gynoecium

Gy*n[oe]"ci*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woman + ? house.] (Bot.) The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.

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