Webster's Dictionary 1913

3484

Gymnosperm

Gym″no‐sperm (jĭm″nō̍‐spẽrm), n.(Bot.) A plant that bears naked seeds (i.e., seeds not inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm.

3485

Gymnospermous

Gym′no‐sper″mous (–spẽr″mŭs), a. [Gr. γυμνόσπερμοσ; γυμνόσ naked + σπέρμα seed: cf. F. gymnosperme.] (Bot.) (a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or other v...

3486

Gymnotoka

‖Gym‐not″o‐ka (jĭm‐nŏt″ō̍‐kȧ), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + τόκοσ a bringing forth.] (Zoöl.) The Athecata.

3487

Gymnotus

‖Gym‐no″tus (jĭm‐nō″tŭs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυμνόσ naked + νω̑τοσ the back: cf. F. gymnote.] (Zoöl.) A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the Gymnotus electric...

3488

Gyn

Gyn (gĭn), v. i. To begin. See Gin.

3489

Gynæceum

{ ‖Gyn′æ‐ce″um (jĭn′ē̍‐sē″ŭm), ‖Gyn′æ‐ci″um (jĭn′ē̍‐sī″ŭm), } n. [L., fr. Gr. γυναικει̑ον women's apartments, fr. γυνή a woman.] That part of a large house, among the ancients, ...

3490

Gynæcian

Gy‐næ″cian (jĭ‐nē″shan), a. The same as Gynecian.

3491

Gynæcophore

Gy‐næ″co‐phore (jĭ‐nē″kō̍‐fōr), n. [Gr. γυναικει̑ον the women's apartments + φέρειν to bear.] (Zoöl.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some diœcious trematodes c...

3492

Gynander

Gy‐nan″der (jĭ‐năn″dẽr), n. [See Gynandrian.] (Bot.) A plant having the stamens inserted in the pistil.

3493

Gynandria

‖Gy‐nan″dri‐a (–drĭ‐ȧ), n. pl. [NL. See Gynandrian.] (Bot.) A class of plants in the Linnæan system, whose stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.

3494

Gynandrian

{ Gy‐nan″dri‐an (–an), Gy‐nan″drous (–drŭs), } a. [Gr. γύνανδροσ of doubtful sex; γυνή a woman + ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, man: cf. F. gynandre.] (Bot.) Having stamens inserted in the pisti...

3495

Gynandromorph

Gy‐nan″dro‐morph (–drō̍‐môrf), n.(Zoöl.) An animal affected with gynandromorphism.

3496

Gynandromorphism

Gy‐nan′dro‐mor″phism (–môr″fĭz'm),n. [Gr. γυνή a woman, female + ανἤρ, ανδρὄσ, a man, male + μορφή form.] (Zoöl.) An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side has...

3497

Gynandromorphous

Gy‐nan′dro‐mor″phous (–fŭs), a.(Zoöl.) Affected with gynandromorphism.

3498

Gynantherous

Gy‐nan″ther‐ous (–thẽr‐ŭs), a. [Gr. γυνή a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils. R. Brown.

3499

Gynarchy

Gyn″ar‐chy (jĭn″ȧr‐ky̆), n. [Gr. γυνή a woman + -archy.] Government by a woman. Chesterfield.

3500

Gyneceum

‖Gyn′e‐ce″um (jĭn′ē̍‐sē″ŭm), n. See Gynæceum.

3501

Gynecian

Gy‐ne″cian (jĭ‐nē″shan), a. [Gr. γυναικει̑οσ.] Of or relating to women.

3502

Gynecocracy

Gyn′e‐coc″ra‐cy (jĭn′ē̍‐kŏk″rȧ‐sy̆), n. [Gr. γυναικοκρατία; γυνή, γυναικόσ, a woman + κρατει̑ν to rule: cf. F. gynécocratie. Cf. Gynocracy.] Government by a woman, female power;...

3503

Gynecological

Gyn′e‐co‐log″ic‐al (jĭn′ē̍‐kō̍‐lŏj″ĭ‐kal or gī′nē̍–), a. Of or pertaining to gynecology.

3504

Gynecology

Gyn′e‐col″o‐gy (jĭn′ē̍‐kŏl″ō̍‐jy̆ or gī′nē̍–), n. [Gr. γυνή, γυναικόσ, a woman + -logy.] The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. — Gyn′e‐col″o‐gist.

3505

Gyneocracy

Gyn″e‐oc′ra‐cy (jĭn′ē̍‐ŏk″rȧ‐sy̆), n. See Gynecocracy.

3506

Gyneolatry

Gyn′e‐ol″a‐try (–ŏl″ȧ‐try̆), n. [Gr. γυνή a woman + λατρεία worship.] The adoration or worship of woman.The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at best but skin-deep. ...

3507

Gynephobia

‖Gyn′e‐pho″bi‐a (–fō″bĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL., fr. Gr. γυνή a woman + φόβοσ fear.] Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes.

3508

Gynne

Gyn″ne (gĭn″ne), v. i. To begin. See Gin.

3509

Gynobase

Gyn″o‐base (jĭn″ō̍‐bās), n. [Gr. γυνή a woman, female + E. base.] (Bot.) A dilated base or receptacle, supporting a multilocular ovary.

3510

Gynobasic

Gyn′o‐ba″sic (–bā″sĭk), a.(Bot.) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase.