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gynostemia

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gyn⋅o⋅ste⋅mi⋅um

  [jin-uh-stee-mee-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-]
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–noun, plural -mi⋅a  [-mee-uh] . Botany.
the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.
Origin:
1860–65; < NL, equiv. to gyno- gyno- + Gk stm(ōn) warp, thread + NL -ium -ium
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