noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group
2. 2
   a female gametoecium wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

coronaflowerpetalpistilreceptaclestamen

Etymology

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

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