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gynostemium

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[jin-uh-stee-mee-uhm, gahy-nuh-, jahy-] / ˌdʒɪn əˈsti mi əm, ˌgaɪ nə-, ˌdʒaɪ- /

noun

Botany.

plural

gynostemia

  1. the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.

Etymology

Origin of gynostemium

1860–65; < New Latin, equivalent to gyno- gyno- + Greek stḗm ( ōn ) warp, thread + New Latin -ium -ium

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Adhesion is well seen in the gynostemium of orchids, where the stamens and stigmas adhere.

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

The circumnutation of the gynostemium of Stylidium, as described by Gad,*** is highly remarkable, and apparently aids in the fertilisation of the flowers.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

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