n.
Pronunciation: ji- ' n ē -sh ē - ə m, g ī -, -s ē -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cia \ -sh ē - ə , -s ē - \
Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin gynaeceum women's apartments, from Greek gynaikeion, from gynaik-, gyn ē
Date: 1832
: the aggregate of carpels or pistils in a flower