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gynoecium /gʌɪˈniːsɪəm, dʒ-/

▶noun (pl. gynoecia /-sɪə/) Botany the female part of a flower, consisting of one or more carpels.

– origin C19: mod. L., from Gk gunaikeion ‘women's apartments’, from gunē, gunaik- ‘woman, female’ + oikos ‘house’.

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gynaeceum - hypogynous

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