gynoecium

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

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noun

Botany.

plural

gynoecia

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

gynoecium

/ dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ- /

noun

the carpels of a flowering plant collectively

gynoecium

plural

gynoecia

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gynoecium¹

1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek ��Բ��î�ǲ�; gynaeceum ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gynoecium¹

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

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The gynoecium or pistil is the central portion of the flower, terminating the floral axis.

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In these days women should be educated for the salon as they once were for the gynoecium.

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The androecium and gynoecium are not present in all flowers.

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In this case it is the gynoecium which has an additional number of parts.

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A flower then normally consists of the four series of leaves—calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium—and when these are all present the flower is complete.

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gynodioecious gynogenesis

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