Advertisement
Advertisement
-gynous
a combining form with the meanings “of women,” “of females,” “having pistils or analogous organs,” as specified by the initial elements.
androgynous.
-gynous
combining form
of or relating to women or females
androgynous
misogynous
relating to female organs
epigynous
Discover More
Other Word Forms
- -gyny combining form
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of -gynous1
from New Latin -gynus, from Greek -gunos, from ܲŧ woman
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
The names were coined by prefixing Greek numerals to -gynia used for gynœcium, and changed into adjectives in the form of -gynous.
From
Advertisement
Discover More
When To Use
does -gynous mean?
The combining form -gynous is used like a suffix to mean “of women” or "of females." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.In terms from botany, -gynous specifically means "having pistils," the seed-bearing female organ of a flower.The form -gynous comes from Greek -gynos, roughly meaning “female.” are variants of -gynous?While -gynous doesn’t have any variants, it is related to other combining forms: gyn- , -gyne, gynec-, gyneco-, gyno-, and and -gyny. Want to know more? Check out our Words that Use articles for each form.
The combining form -gynous is used like a suffix to mean “of women” or "of females." It is very occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in botany.In terms from botany, -gynous specifically means "having pistils," the seed-bearing female organ of a flower.The form -gynous comes from Greek -gynos, roughly meaning “female.” are variants of -gynous?While -gynous doesn’t have any variants, it is related to other combining forms: gyn- , -gyne, gynec-, gyneco-, gyno-, and and -gyny. Want to know more? Check out our Words that Use articles for each form.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse