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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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gynœcium
‖ gynœcium the usual but incorrect form of gynæceum 2, Bot.
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nourishery
† ˈnourishery obs. variant of nursery.1572 Huloet, Nourisherie, gynæceum.
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gynæconitis
‖ gynæconitis (gaɪniːkəʊˈnaɪtɪs, dʒaɪ-, dʒɪ-) [L., a. Gr. γυναικωνῖτις, f. γυναικ-, γυνή woman.] 1. The women's apartments in a household; = gynæceum 1.1855 R. F. Burton El-Medinah II. xv. 47, I often saw parties of women mount the stairs to the Gynæconitis. 2. The women's gallery in a church.1850 N...
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gynobase
gynobase Bot. (ˈdʒaɪn-, ˈdʒɪnəbeɪs, g-) Also in mod.L. form gynobasis. [f. gyno- + base.] The flat or conical enlargement of the receptacle of a flower supporting the gynæceum.1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 136 Carpella equal in number to the petals, lying upon an enlarged, tumid, fleshy disk (the gyn...
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gyno-
gyno- (gaɪnə, dʒaɪ-, dʒɪ-) before a vowel gyn- (gaɪn), reduced form of gynæco-, used chiefly in botantical terms with the meaning ‘pistil’, ‘ovary’ (the more important are given as main-words): gynantherous (-ˈænθərəs) a. Bot. [anther]: see quot. gynocardic (-ˈkɑːdɪk) a. Chem. [f. mod.L. Gynocardia ...
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polygynæcial
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.
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polycarpous
polycarpous, a. Bot. (pɒlɪˈkɑːpəs) [f. Gr. πολύκαρπος rich in fruit (f. πολυ-, poly- + καρπός fruit) + -ous.] † a. Bearing fruit many times, as a perennial plant; sychnocarpous. b. (More properly) = polycarpellary.1832 Lindley Introd. Bot. 401 Polycarpous (better sychnocarpous), having the power of ...
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extrorse
extrorse, a. Bot. (ɛkˈstrɔːs) [a. F. extrorse, f. L. extrors-us in an outward direction, f. extrā adv. (see extra) + versus towards.] (See quots.)1858 Gray Bot. Text-bk. v. §6. 282 When the anther looks away from the pistils and towards the petals..it is said to be extrorse, or turned outwards. 1870...
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syncarp
syncarp Bot. (ˈsɪnkɑːp) [ad. mod.L. syncarpium, f. Gr. σύν syn-1 + καρπός fruit.] A multiple fruit, i.e. one arising from a number of carpels in one flower: most properly applied when the carpels are coherent (cf. next). Usually distinguished from an aggregate or confluent fruit, i.e. one arising fr...
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monocarpous
monocarpous, a. (mɒnəʊˈkɑːpəs) [f. mod.L. monocarp-us: see monocarp and -ous.] 1. Bot. = monocarpellary.1731 Bailey vol. II, Monocarpous, a term apply'd to such plants as bear but one single fruit. 1856 Mayne Expos. Lex. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 603 Fruit monocarpous. 1882 Vines Sachs' Bot. 560...
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stipe
▪ I. stipe1 (staɪp) [a. F. stipe, ad. L. stīpes (stīpit-) log, post, tree-trunk (in mod.L. = sense 1).] 1. Bot. A footstalk; in various applications: the stalk which supports the pileus of a fungus; the leafstalk of a fern; the support of a gynæceum or a carpel; = stipes 1.1785 Martyn Lett. Bot. xxx...
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