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Gynoecium


Gy-nœ′ci-um

(jĭ-nē′sĭ-ŭm or -shĭ-ŭm)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
γυνή
a woman +
οἶκοσ
house.]
(Bot.)
The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of
Carpophore
.

Definition 2024


gynoecium

gynoecium

English

Noun

gynoecium (plural gynoecia)

  1. (botany) The pistils of a flower considered as a group

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