Main Entry: gy·noe·ci·um

Pronunciation: \ji-ˈnē-shē-əm, gī-, -sē-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural -cia\-shē-ə, -sē-\

Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin gynaeceum women's apartments, from Greek gynaikeion, from gynaik-, gynē

Date: 1832

: the aggregate of carpels or pistils in a flower