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andrœcium
‖ andrœcium Bot. (ænˈdriːʃɪəm) [mod.L., f. Gr. ἀνδρο- male + οἰκίον house.] A name given to the whole of the male organs of a flower.1839 in Lindley Introd. Bot. 172. 1857 Henfrey Elem. Bot. §196 The stamens collectively constitute the andrœcium. 1870 Bentley Bot. 208 The andrœcium constitutes the w...
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gynæceum
‖ gynæceum (dʒaɪ-, dʒɪnɪˈsiːəm, g-) Also 7 gynegium, 8–9 -eceum, -ecæum, 9 -ecium, -æcium. [L. gynæcēum, -īum, a. Gr. γυναικεῖον, f. γυναικ-, γυνή woman.] 1. Gr. and Rom. Antiq. The women's apartments in a household; any building set apart for women.1723 R. Millar Propagat. Chr. II. ix. 553 Their Gy...
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haplo-
haplo- combining form of Gr. ἁπλό-ας, contr. ἁπλοῦς single, simple, as in haplocardiac (hæpləʊˈkɑːdɪæk), a. [Gr. καρδία heart], having a heart of simple structure; belonging to the Haplocardia or Brachiopoda. ‖ Haˈplocerus [Gr. κέρας horn], generic name of the Rocky Mountain sheep; hence haˈplocerin...
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pleo-
pleio-, plio-, pleo- (plaɪəʊ, pliːəʊ) combining forms of Gr. πλείων (poet. πλέων), πλεῖον, more, compar. of πολύς, -ύ, much; see poly-. Plio-, which follows Latin spelling, is chiefly used in generic names and their derivatives, as Pliosaurus, Pliosaurian. ‖ pleiochasium (-ˈkeɪzɪəm) Bot. [mod.L., ir...
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autogamy
autogamy Bot. (ɔːˈtɒgəmɪ) [f. Gr. αὐτο- self + -γαµία marriage; cf. Gr. αὐτόγαµος willingly married. First formed in G. (A. Kerner 1876, Die Schutzmittel der Blüthen).] 1. Self-fertilization. autogamic (ɔːtəʊˈgæmɪk) a., characterized by, or fit for, autogamy.1877 Darwin More Letters (1903) II. 413, ...
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