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{ } a. [ L. androgynus, Gr. &unr_;; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh` woman: cf. F. androgyne. ] 1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics of both; being in nature both male and female; hermaphroditic. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous flowers in the same cluster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An hermaphrodite. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base + gynh` woman. ] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne which may have clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; or emerald green flowers marked with blue-black. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + gynh` a woman, a female. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants characterized by having ten styles.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. décagyne. ] (Bot.) Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + &unr_; a woman, a female. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants having two styles.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. digyne. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; twelve + &unr_; woman, female. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan order of plants having twelve styles.

{ } a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; eleven + &unr_; female. ] (Bot.) Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variant of Engine. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'enne`a nine + &unr_; woman, female. ] (Bot.) Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a flower or plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. epi- + Gr. &unr_; woman, female: cf. F. épigyne. ] (Bot.) Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals, sepals, and also of the disk. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Gige. ] The act of fastending the gige or leather strap to the shield. [ Obs. ] “Gigging of shields.” Chaucer.

v. i. To begin. See Gin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. The same as Gynecian. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ L., fr. Gr. gynaikei^on women's apartments, fr. gynh` a woman. ] That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively appropriated to women. [ Written also gyneceum, gynecium. ] Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women; same as gynecology.
Syn. -- gynecology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. gynaikei^on the women's apartments + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some diœcious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Hæmatozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Gynandrian. ] (Bot.) A plant having the stamens inserted in the pistil. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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.

n. (Zool.) An animal affected with gynandromorphism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` a woman, female + 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man, male + morfh` form. ] (Zool.) An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side has the external characters of the male, and the other those of the female. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Affected with gynandromorphism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. gy`nandros of doubtful sex; gynh` a woman + 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man: cf. F. gynandre. ] (Bot.) Having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging to the class Gynandria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gynh` a woman + E. anther. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils. R. Brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` a woman + -archy. ] Government by a woman. Chesterfield. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. See Gynæceum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gynaikei^os. ] Of or relating to women. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynaikokrati`a; gynh`, gynaiko`s, a woman + kratei^n to rule: cf. F. gynécocratie. Cf. Gynocracy. ] Government by a woman, female power; gyneocracy. Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to gynecology. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Of or pertaining to gynecology; same as gynecological.
Syn. -- gynecologic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. gynh`, gynaiko`s, a woman + -logy. ] The science which treats of the structure and diseases of women. -- Gyn`e*col"o*gist. [1913 Webster]

n. See Gynecocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` a woman + latrei`a worship. ] The adoration or worship of woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at best but skin-deep. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + fo`bos fear. ] Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women. Holmes. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To begin. See Gin. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` a woman, female + E. base. ] (Bot.) A dilated base or receptacle, supporting a multilocular ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Gynecocracy. ] Female government; gynecocracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aforesaid state has repeatedly changed from absolute despotism to republicanism, not forgetting the intermediate stages of oligarchy, limited monarchy, and even gynocracy; for I myself remember Alsatia governed for nearly nine months by an old fishwoman. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gynh` a woman + E. diœcious. ] (Bot.) Diœcious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + o'i^kos house. ] (Bot.) The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of Carpophore. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. gynh` woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore. ] 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven + &unr_; woman, female: cf. F. heptagunie.] (Bot.) A Linnaean order of plants having seven pistils.

{ } a. [ Cf. F. heptagyne. ] (Bot.) Having seven pistils. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; a woman, female. ] (Zool.) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the females wingless. [ 1913 Webster ]