noun
- plural of gynoecium; the female reproductive part of a flower, consisting of the pistil or pistils.
Usage: botanical term; also spelled gynecia
Examples
- The gynoecia of the rose flower contain multiple carpels arranged in a spiral pattern.
- Botanists examined the gynoecia under a microscope to study the flower's reproductive structure.
- The development of gynoecia varies significantly among different plant species.
- In some flowers, the gynoecia mature before the androecia to prevent self-pollination.