1. (Bot.)
Defn: The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain
Siphonophora.
GYP
Gyp, n. Etym: [Said to be a sportive application of Gr.
Defn: A college servant; — so called in Cambridge, England; at
Oxford called a scout. [Cant]
GYPSE
Gypse, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See Gypsum. [Obs.] Pococke.
GYPSEOUS
Gyp"se*ous, a. Etym: [L. gypseus. See Gypsum.]
Defn: Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities of gypsum.