gynoecium

English

Etymology

From 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 gynoeciums or gynoecia)

1. (botany) The pistils/carpels 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