Gynoecium definition

Gynoecium





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gynoecium \Gy*n[oe]"ci*um\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]*[u^]m or
     -sh[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + o'i^kos
     house.] (Bot.)
     The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of
     {Carpophore}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gynoecium
       n : a female gametoecium
       [also: {gynoecia} (pl), {gynoecea} (pl)]

















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