GYNOSTEMIUM


Meaning of GYNOSTEMIUM in English

/jin'euh stee"mee euhm, guy'neuh-, juy'-/ , n. , pl. gynostemia /-mee euh/ . Bot.

the united stamens and pistil of an orchid.

[ 1860-65; gyno- GYNO- + Gk stém ( on ) warp, thread + NL -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .