Defn: The part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [Written also gyneceum, gynecium.] Tennyson.
GYNAECIAN
Gy*næ"cian, a.
Defn: The same as Gynecian.
GYNAECOPHORE
Gy`næ"co*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some dioecious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa.
GYNANDER
Gy*nan"der, n. Etym: [See Gynandrian.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant having the stamens inserted in the pistil.
GYNANDRIA
Gy*nan"dri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Gynandrian.] (Bot.)
Defn: A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.
GYNANDRIAN; GYNANDROUS Gy*nan"dri*an, Gy*nan"drous, a. Etym: [Gr. gy`nandros of doubtful sex; gynh` a woman + gynandre.] (Bot.)