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 The Gy·Noe·Ci·Um Noun Plural  New Latin Alteration Gynaeceum

Title gynoecium
Text
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
gy·noe·ci·um

 \\ji-ˈnē-shē-əm, gī-, -sē-\\ noun 
(plural gy·noe·cia 
 \\-shē-ə, -sē-\\)
 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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