| Title | gynoecium |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gy·noe·ci·um ETYMOLOGY New Latin, alteration of Latin gynaeceum women's apartments, from Greek gynaikeion, from gynaik-, gynē DATE 1832 : the aggregate of carpels or pistils in a flower Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged gy·noe·ci·um noun also gy·ne·ci·um \ ̷ ̷ˈnēs(h)ēəm — see gyn- \(plural gynoe·cia also gyne·cia \-ēə\) Etymology: New Latin, alteration (influenced by Greek oikion house) of gynaeceum 1. : the aggregate of carpels or megasporophylls in the flower of a seed plant : pistils 2. : the female inflorescence in liverworts |
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