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...
- 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...
- androecium, the male reproductive unit consisting of stamens and pollen; and gynoecium, the female part, containing style and stigma, which receives the pollen...
- 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...
- Sida acuta, the common wireweed, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is believed to have originated in Central America...
- missing, that is, the flowers have only the fertile whorls (androecium and gynoecium) and are called aperianthous, aclamyds or simply "naked" flowers. The...
- axillary, and clusters of fragrant white flowers bloom simultaneously. Gynoecium consists of an inferior ovary, also characteristic of Rubiaceae. The flowers...
- of patterns, some of them highly complex. It generally surrounds the gynoecium and is surrounded by the perianth. A few members of the family Triuridaceae...