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gynæceum

gynæceum is the dated form of gynaeceum.

Meaning of gynaeceum

Noun

gynaeceum (plural gynaeceums or gynaecea)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, Ancient Greece) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women.
    • A master, however this may be, was very jealous of the inmates of his gyneceum, and he permitted no one to enter the place, which was protected as a sanctuary in the legislation of the Barbarians.1926, PL Jacob, History of Prostitution, page 249
    Synonyms:
    gynaeconitis
  2. (obsolete) An establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty.
  3. A gynoecium.
    • The androecium functions by providing the pollen-grains which are necessary to bring about fertilisation of the ovules in the gynaeceum.1929, Arthur Henry Reginald Buller, Practical Botany, page 205

Forms of gynæceum

pluralgynæceums
pluralgynæcea

Origin of gynæceum

For origin, see gynaeceum § Etymology.

Questions about gynæceum

What is gynæceum the dated form of?
Gynæceum is the dated form of gynaeceum.

Words near gynæceum in the dictionary

  1. Gyntian
  2. gyny
  3. gynæc-
  4. gynæcandrous
  5. gynæcea
  6. gynæceum
  7. gynæceums
  8. gynæcian
  9. gynæcic
  10. gynæcium
  11. gynæco-

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