gynoecium
[ ji-nee-see-uh m, -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.
Origin of gynoecium
1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek
gynaikeîon; see
gynaeceum1
Words nearby gynoecium
gyniatrics,
gyno-,
gynobase,
gynocracy,
gynodioecious,
gynoecium,
gynogenesis,
gynomonoecious,
gynophore,
gynoplastics,
gynostegium
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 BalzacIn this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.
This arrangement is known as hypogynous, the other series (calyx, corolla and stamens) being beneath (hypo-) the gynoecium.
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
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.