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gy·noe·ci·um
 gynoecium
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- pronunciation:
- jih
ni
si
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
gynoecia |
| definition: |
the female reproductive organs of a flower; carpel, or carpels collectively; pistil, or pistils collectively.
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The word gynoecium
contains the following part:
gyn, gyno, gyne, gynec, gyneco
Greek
root
that means woman, female
  Example words:
androgynous, epigynous, gynandromorph, gynecocracy, gynecologist, gynecology, gynephobia, gyniatrics, gynoecium, gynophore, heterogynous, hypogynous, misogyny, perigynous, polygyny
- synonyms:
- fem, femin
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