gynoecium

American  

[ji-nee-see-uhm, -shee-, gahy-, jahy-] / dʒɪˈni si əm, -ʃi-, gaɪ-, dʒaɪ- /

noun

Botany.

plural

gynoecia

1. the pistil or pistils of a flower; the female parts.

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gynoecium British  

/ dʒaɪˈniːsɪəm, ɡaɪ- /

noun

1. the carpels of a flowering plant collectively

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gynoecium Scientific  

/ gī-nē′sē-əm,jĭ- /

plural

gynoecia

1. The female reproductive organs of a flower considered as a group; the pistil or pistils.

2. Compare androecium

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Etymology

Origin of gynoecium

1600–10; < New Latin, irregular < Greek gynaikeîon; gynaeceum ¹

Example Sentences

All complete flowers contain four whorls: the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium.

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The carpel is the individual unit of the gynoecium and has a stigma, style, and ovary.

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As illustrated in Figure 2, styles, stigmas, and ovules constitute the female organ: the gynoecium or carpel.

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Flowers that contain both an androecium and a gynoecium are called perfect, androgynous or hermaphrodites.

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The pistil or gynoecium occupies the centre or apex of the flower, and is surrounded by the stamens and floral envelopes when these are present.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various