polygynæcial, -œcial, a. Bot. rare—0.
(ˌpɒlɪdʒɪˈniːsɪəl)
[f. poly- + gynœcium, gynæceum + -al1.]
Applied to a multiple fruit formed by union of the pistils of several flowers.
| 1876 Balfour in Encycl. Brit. IV. 150/2 Multiple fruits are called polygynœcial, as being formed by many gynœcia. |