gyno-
gyno- before a vowel gyn-, shortened form of GYNAECO-; used in bot. terms to denote ‘pistil’, ‘ovary’.
So -gynous repr. Gr. -gunos, used for ‘having such-and-such pistils or female organs’, e.g. androgynous, monogynous.
So -gynous repr. Gr. -gunos, used for ‘having such-and-such pistils or female organs’, e.g. androgynous, monogynous.
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