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| gy·noe·ci·um [ gī nshee əm, gī nshəm ] (plural gy·noe·ci·a [ gī nshə ]) |
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carpels collectively: the carpels of a plant considered together
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| [Mid-19th century. Alteration (influenced by Greek oikos "house") of modern Latin gynaeceum "women's apartments" < Greek gunaikeios "of women" < gunē "woman"] |
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