‖ basigynium Bot.
(beɪsɪˈdʒɪnɪəm)
[mod.L., f. Gr. βάσι-ς base + γυν-ή female + -ium, repr. Gr. dim. -ιον.]
The pedicel or stalk bearing the ovary.
| 1880 Gray Bot. Text-bk. 398 Basigynium, synonym of Carpophore or Thecaphore. |
‖ basigynium Bot.
(beɪsɪˈdʒɪnɪəm)
[mod.L., f. Gr. βάσι-ς base + γυν-ή female + -ium, repr. Gr. dim. -ιον.]
The pedicel or stalk bearing the ovary.
| 1880 Gray Bot. Text-bk. 398 Basigynium, synonym of Carpophore or Thecaphore. |
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