gynecium

[ ji-nee-see-uh m, -shee-, gahy-, jahy- ]
/ dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

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

Example sentences from the Web for gynecium

  • Villemot, the stage manager, who was of poor appearance but intelligent, said: "I will take you into the gynecium."

British Dictionary definitions for gynecium

gynecium
/ (dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ-) /

noun plural -cia (-sɪə)

a variant spelling (esp US) of gynoecium