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gynoecium

Syllables: gy·noe·ci·umUK/ɡaɪˈniː.si.əm/US/ɡaɪˈni.si.əm/

gynoecium noun: the pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group.

Noun

gynoecium (plural gynoeciums or gynoecia)

  1. The pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group

gynoecium meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Kannada

gynoecium in Tamil

பெண்ணகம், சூல்வட்டம், சூலகம், சூல்பை குல்தண்டு, அது காய் அல்லது பழமாகிறது

gynoecium in Marathi

pistils of a flower
जायांग jāyāṅga

gynoecium in Kannada

ಶಲಾಕೆ

Forms of gynoecium

pluralgynoeciums
pluralgynoecia

Origin of gynoecium

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

Questions about gynoecium

What does gynoecium mean?
Gynoecium means the pistils/carpels of a flower considered as a group.
What is gynoecium in Tamil?
Gynoecium in Tamil is பெண்ணகம், சூல்வட்டம், சூலகம். See Gynoecium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gynoecium?
Gynoecium is a noun.
How do you pronounce gynoecium?
Gynoecium is pronounced /ɡaɪˈniː.si.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of gynoecium?
The plural of gynoecium is gynoeciums.

Words near gynoecium in the dictionary

  1. gynodynamic
  2. gynodynamous
  3. gynoecia
  4. gynoecial
  5. gynoecious
  6. gynoecium
  7. gynoeciums
  8. gynoecy
  9. gynogamete
  10. gynogametes
  11. gynogen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gynoecium (page history and authors); gynoecium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gynoecium (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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