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gynoecium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɡaɪˈniː.si.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɡaɪˈni.si.əm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From New Latin; from gyno- + oecium (from Ancient Greek οἰκῐ́ον (oikĭ́on), diminutive of οἶκος (oîkos, “house”)).

Meanings

  1. The pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group

Forms

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gynoecia Number=Plur lexicographic
gynoeciums Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

gynoecy · gynoecial

Translations (12)

io gineceo (pistils of a flower) · es gineceo (pistils of a flower) · pt gineceu (pistils of a flower) · cmn 雌花器 (pistils of a flower) · mr जायांग (pistils of a flower) · it gineceo (pistils of a flower) · ro gineceu (pistils of a flower) · fi emiö (pistils of a flower) · pl słupkowie (pistils of a flower) · gl xineceo (pistils of a flower) · eo gineceo (pistils of a flower) · cmn 雌蕊群 (pistils of a flower)