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GYNOECIUM (gynoecea, gynoecia)
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Irregular inflected forms: gynoecea , gynoecia
, gynoecia Dictionary entry overview: What does gynoecium mean?
• GYNOECIUM (noun)
The noun GYNOECIUM has 1 sense:
1. a female gametoecium
Familiarity information: GYNOECIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female gametoecium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("gynoecium" is a kind of...):
gametoecium (gametangia and surrounding bracts)
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