gynaecium
/dʒaɪˈniːsiəm/
noun
- The female reproductive organs of a flower, consisting of one or more carpels.
- The gynaecium of the lily is easy to identify with a magnifying glass.
- The gynaecium protects the ovules and develops into the fruit after pollination.
- In botany class, we dissected a flower to study its gynaecium.
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