| gyno- |
female. |
| gynoecium |
the female reproductive organs of a flower; carpel, or carpels collectively; pistil, or pistils collectively. |
| gynophore |
a stalk that supports a flower's pistil or pistils. |
| -gynous |
of or pertaining to females or female organs. |
| -gyny |
the state of having or otherwise relating to (such or so many) females. [2 definitions] |
| gyp |
(informal) to cheat, swindle, or defraud. [3 definitions] |
| gypsophila |
any of various plants that bear delicate clusters of small white or pink flowers; baby's breath. |
| gypsum |
a mineral, hydrated calcium sulfate, that resembles chalk and is used to make plaster of Paris, plaster and wallboard, and fertilizers. |
| Gypsy |
one of a nomadic people, originally from India, now found throughout the world. [3 definitions] |
| gypsy moth |
a moth having as its larva a hairy caterpillar that is extremely destructive to foliage. |
| gyrate |
to move or revolve on or around a fixed point or axis, or in a circle or spiral; rotate; spin. |
| gyration |
the act of gyrating; rotation. |
| gyre |
a ring, circle, or spiral. [2 definitions] |
| gyrfalcon |
any of several large falcons found in or near the arctic, having white, gray, and black plumage. |
| gyro1 |
a gyroscope. [2 definitions] |
| gyro2 |
a sandwich made of pita bread stuffed with meat roasted on a rotating spit or skewer and various vegetables and condiments. |
| gyro- |
spinning; spiral. |
| gyrocompass |
a navigational device with a gyroscope rotor that maintains a stable orientation toward true north. |
| gyroscope |
a device with a rotating wheel or disk, mounted on an axis that can turn freely in various or all directions, so that the wheel or disk can maintain a stable orientation in space despite any movement in its supports or surrounding parts. |
| gyrostabilizer |
a stabilizing device on planes and ships, consisting of a heavy, vertically mounted gyroscope whose spinning reduces the side-to-side motion of the craft. |
| H |
symbol of the chemical element hydrogen. |