gynoecium

English

Etymology

New Latin; from gyno- +‎ oecium (from Ancient Greek οἰκῐ́ον (oikíon), diminutive of οἶκος (oîkos, “house”)).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡaɪˈniː.si.əm/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɡaɪˈni.si.əm/
Hyphenation: gy‧noe‧ci‧um

Noun

gynoecium (plural gynoecia)

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

Related terms

gynoecial
gynoecy

Translations

pistils of a flower

Chinese:
Mandarin: 雌花器 (cíhuāqì), 雌蕊群 (círuǐqún)
Finnish: emiö (fi)
Galician: xineceo m
Ido: gineceo (io)
Italian: gineceo (it) m
Marathi: जायांग (jāyāṅga)
Portuguese: gineceu m
Romanian: gineceu (ro) n
Spanish: gineceo (es) m

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