Definition of Gynoecium. Meaning of Gynoecium. Synonyms of Gynoecium

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Definition of Gynoecium

Gynoecium
Gynoecium Gy*n[oe]"ci*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woman + ? house.] (Bot.) The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore.

Meaning of Gynoecium from wikipedia

- Gynoecium (/ɡaɪˈniːsi.əm, dʒɪˈniːʃi.əm/; from Ancient Gr**** γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, female' and οἶκος (oîkos) 'house'; pl.: gynoecia) is most commonly used...
- is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower. The stigma, together with the style and ovary (typically...
- an ovary is a part of the female reproductive organ of the flower or gynoecium. Specifically, it is the part of the pistil which holds the ovule(s) and...
- style does not contain ovules; these are limited to the region of the gynoecium (female organs of the flower) called the "ovary". The style is a narrow...
- plants), the term locule usually refers to a chamber within an ovary (gynoecium or carpel) of the flower and fruits. Depending on the number of locules...
- results from the fertilizing and maturing of one or more flowers. The gynoecium, which contains the stigma-style-ovary system, is centered in the flower-head...
- may be called the "female" parts of a flower and collectively form the gynoecium. Each carpel in Ranunculus species is an achene that produces one ovule...
- lowest node and working upwards) are the calyx, corolla, androecium, and gynoecium. Together the calyx and corolla make up the non-reproductive part of the...
- missing, that is, the flowers have only the fertile whorls (androecium and gynoecium) and are called aperianthous, aclamyds or simply "naked" flowers. The...
- Ceroxyloideae has small to medium-sized flowers, spirally arranged, with a gynoecium of three joined carpels. Subfamily Coryphoideae are the second-largest...