Origin

from Greek, from gunē woman

gyno-

Word Origin

variant of gyneco-:

gynophore.

Also, especially before a vowel, gyn-.

Compare gyneco-.

Origin

< Greek, combining form of gynḗ

Related Words

gynostemium
-gynous
gyn-
gyneco-
gynobase
gynodioecious

gyno-a word element meaning 'woman', 'female', as in gynogenic.

Also, gyn-. [Greek, combining form of gynē woman]

gyno-
combining form
⇨ see gyn-

gyno-|gaɪnə, dʒaɪ-, dʒɪ-|before a vowel gyn- |gaɪn|, reduced form of gynæco-, used chiefly in botantical terms with the meaning ‘pistil’, ‘ovary’ (the more important are given as main-words): gynantherous |-ˈænθərəs| a. Bot. [anther]: see quot. gynocardic |-ˈkɑːdɪk| a. Chem. [f. mod.L. Gynocardia (Gr. καρδία heart), a genus of the N.O. Bixaceæ], in gynocardic acid, the supposed active principle of Chaulmugra oil, which is produced by the plant Gynocardia odorata. gynodiœcious |-daɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs| a. Bot. [diœcious], having perfect and female flowers on different plants; so gynodiœcism |-daɪˈiːsɪz(ə)m|, the condition of being gynodiœcious. gynodiœcy |-daɪˈiːsɪ|, gynodiœcism. gynomonœcious |-mɒˈniːʃ(ɪ)əs| a. Bot. [monœcious], having both perfect and female flowers on the same plant. gynomonœcism |-mɒˈniːsɪz(ə)m|, the condition of being gynomonœcious. gynomonœcy |-mɒˈniːsɪ|, gynomonœcism. gynophagite |-ˈɒfədʒaɪt| [Gr. -ϕαγ-ος eating + -ite] humorous nonce-wd., a woman-eater. † gynoˈphilian, gyˈnophilous adjs. [Gr. -ϕιλος loving], woman-loving. gynoˈphobia, fear of women. gynoplastic |-ˈplæstɪk| a. Phys. [plastic], ‘relating to the closing of unnatural openings in the female organs of generation, or to the opening of closed or dilatation of contracted natural openings of the same organs’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1886). ˈgynospore = megaspore. ‖ gynostegium |-ˈstiːdʒɪəm| Bot. [Gr. στέγη roof], the sheath of a gynæceum. ‖ gynostemium |-ˈstiːmɪəm| Bot. [Gr. στήµων thread, stamen], the column consisting of the united stamens and pistil, as in the orchis.1874R. Brown Man. Bot. Gloss., *Gynantherous, an abnormal condition of the flower in which the stamens are converted into pistils.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 76 The active principle of the oil [sc. chaulmoogra oil], *gynocardic acid, has also been prescribed internally by Besnier and others.1877Darwin Forms of Fl. 298 The species now to be considered consist of hermaphrodites and females without males..which I have called *gynodiœcious.1880Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §3. 191 Gyno-diœcious, where the flowers on separate individuals are some hermaphrodite and some female, but none male only.1881H. Müller in Nature XXIII. 337 Stellaria glauca..is gynodiœcious.1897Willis Flower. Pl. I. 89 This is termed *gynodioecism and is common also in Caryophyllaceae..and other plants.1940Nature 30 Mar. 486/2 *Gynodiœcy should not be confused with unisexuality.1956Evolution X. 115 (heading) The genetics and evolution of gynodioecy.1877Darwin Diff. Forms Flowers 12 Other species..bear on the same plant hermaphrodite and female flowers; and these might be called *gyno-monœcious, if a name were desirable for them.1881H. Müller in Nature XXIII. 337 Syringa Persica..is gynomonœcious.1897Willis Flower. Pl. II. 97 The most common case is *gynomonoecism, the ray-florets being {female}, the disc ☿.1963Davis & Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon. xi. 369 Gynomonoecism where female and hermaphrodite flowers co-exist on the same plant.1949Darlington & Mather Elem. Genetics 394 *Gynomonoecy, the condition of plant individuals, or of species having individuals, which bear both female (i.e. male sterile) and hermaphrodite flowers.1853Lytton My Novel iii. xxii, He preys upon the weaker sex, and is a *Gynophagite.1647R. Bacon Cyprian Acad. A ij b, My *Gynophilian or amorous infant.1623Cockeram, *Gynophilous, a louer of women.1886O. W. Holmes Mortal Antipathy xix. 231 If we give it a name, we shall have to apply the term *Gynophobia, or Fear of Woman.1886Academy 16 Jan. 37 A man.. has become afflicted with gynophobia.1940Hinsie & Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 245 Gynophobia, morbid fear of women.1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 309/2 *Gynospore.., formerly suggested for macrospore, that is, a Megaspore.1937Sci. Proc. R. Dublin Soc. XXI. 457 The development of several gynospores, supernumerary prothalli, lateral pollen tubes and lateral archegonia;..all seem to give the redwood an unique position.1964Priestley & Scott Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) xxxvi. 590 Alternative and more non-committal terms are indeed already proposed, viz...gynospore, or female spore, for the embryo sac.1880Gray Struct. Bot. 414/1 *Gynostegium, a sheath or covering of the gynoecium, of whatever nature.1861Bentley Man. Bot. 256 The column is..termed the *gynostemium, and the flowers are said to be gynandrous.1880C. & F. Darwin Movem. Pl. 226 The circumnutation of the gynostemium of Stylidium..is highly remarkable, and apparently aids in the fertilisation of the flowers.

gyno-

word-forming element equivalent to gyneco-.

gyno- /ˈgʌɪnəʊ, ˈdʒʌɪ-/ combining form. Before a vowel gyn-.

ORIGIN: from Greek gunē woman, female + -o-.

Used in senses (a) woman, women; (b) female reproductive organ, esp. (Botany) of a plant.

DERIVATIVE gynobase noun (Botany) an enlargement of the receptacle that supports the gynoecium in some plants M19.
gynoˈbasic adjective (Botany) pertaining to or having a gynobase M19.
gynoˈcentric adjective centred on or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female (spec. feminist) point of view: L20.
gynodioecious /-dʌɪˈi:ʃəs/ adjective (Botany) having female and hermaphrodite flowers on separate individuals L19.
gynodioecism /-dʌɪˈi:sɪz(ə)m/ noun = gynodioecy L19.
gynodioecy /-dʌɪˈi:si/ noun (Botany) the condition of being gynodioecious M20.
gynoˈgenesis noun (Zoology) reproduction in which a sperm penetrates an ovum but their nuclei do not fuse, and the embryo develops with maternal chromosomes only E20.
gynogeˈnetic adjective (Zoology) of the nature of, arising by, or involving gynogenesis E20.
gynomonoecious /-məˈni:ʃəs/ adjective (Botany) having female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same individual L19.
gynomonoecism /-məˈni:sɪz(ə)m/ noun (Botany) = gynomonoecy L19.
gynomonoecy /-məˈni:si/ noun (Botany) the condition of being gynomonoecious M20.
gynoˈphobia noun fear of women L19.
gynoˈphobic adjective pertaining to or affected with gynophobia L20.
gynophore noun (Botany) a stalk which in some plants supports the ovary etc. above the level of other parts of the flower E19.
gynostegium /-ˈsti:dʒɪəm/ noun, pl. -gia /-dʒɪə/, Botany a united anther and stigma in certain plants L19.

gyno-
— see gyn-

gyno-

Prefix

Of or pertaining to women.
Of or pertaining to the female reproductive system.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”).

Synonyms

gyn-, gyneco-

Antonyms

andro-

Derived terms

Category English words prefixed with gyno not found

词汇	gyno-
词根词缀	AHD Collins Dictionary.com Macquarie MWCD OED Online Etymology Dictionary SOED Webster Wiktionary gyno- 或 gyn- pref.（前缀） Woman: 女人： gynarchy. 女人政治 Female reproductive organ; pistil: 雌性的生殖器官；雌蕊： gynophore. 雌蕊柄语源 From Greek gunē [woman] * see g ^wen- 源自希腊语 gunē [女性] 参见 g ^wen- gyno- or (before a vowel) gyn- combining form relating to women; female ⇒ gynarchy denoting a female reproductive organ ⇒ gynophore Origin from Greek, from gunē* woman gyno- Word Origin 1 variant of gyneco-: gynophore. Also, especially before a vowel, gyn-. Compare gyneco-. Origin < Greek, combining form of gynḗ Related Words gynostemium -gynous gyn- gyneco- gynobase gynodioecious gyno-a word element meaning 'woman', 'female', as in gynogenic. Also, gyn-. [Greek, combining form of gynē woman] gyno- combining form ⇨ see gyn- gyno-\|gaɪnə, dʒaɪ-, dʒɪ-\|before a vowel gyn- \|gaɪn\|, reduced form of gynæco-, used chiefly in botantical terms with the meaning ‘pistil’, ‘ovary’ (the more important are given as main-words): gynantherous \|-ˈænθərəs\| a. Bot. [anther]: see quot. gynocardic \|-ˈkɑːdɪk\| a. Chem. [f. mod.L. Gynocardia (Gr. καρδία heart), a genus of the N.O. Bixaceæ], in *gynocardic acid, the supposed active principle of Chaulmugra oil, which is produced by the plant Gynocardia odorata. gynodiœcious* \|-daɪˈiːʃ(ɪ)əs\| a. Bot. [diœcious], having perfect and female flowers on different plants; so gynodiœcism \|-daɪˈiːsɪz(ə)m\|, the condition of being gynodiœcious. gynodiœcy \|-daɪˈiːsɪ\|, gynodiœcism. gynomonœcious \|-mɒˈniːʃ(ɪ)əs\| a. Bot. [monœcious], having both perfect and female flowers on the same plant. gynomonœcism \|-mɒˈniːsɪz(ə)m\|, the condition of being gynomonœcious. gynomonœcy \|-mɒˈniːsɪ\|, gynomonœcism. gynophagite \|-ˈɒfədʒaɪt\| [Gr. -ϕαγ-ος eating + -ite] humorous nonce-wd., a woman-eater. † gynoˈphilian, gyˈnophilous adjs. [Gr. -ϕιλος loving], woman-loving. gynoˈphobia, fear of women. gynoplastic \|-ˈplæstɪk\| a. Phys. [plastic], ‘relating to the closing of unnatural openings in the female organs of generation, or to the opening of closed or dilatation of contracted natural openings of the same organs’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1886). ˈgynospore = megaspore. ‖ gynostegium \|-ˈstiːdʒɪəm\| Bot. [Gr. στέγη roof], the sheath of a gynæceum. ‖ gynostemium \|-ˈstiːmɪəm\| Bot. [Gr. στήµων thread, stamen], the column consisting of the united stamens and pistil, as in the orchis.1874R. Brown Man. Bot. Gloss., Gynantherous, an abnormal condition of the flower in which the stamens are converted into pistils.1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 76 The active principle of the oil [sc. chaulmoogra oil], gynocardic acid, has also been prescribed internally by Besnier and others.1877Darwin Forms of Fl. 298 The species now to be considered consist of hermaphrodites and females without males..which I have called gynodiœcious.1880Gray Struct. Bot.* vi. §3. 191 Gyno-diœcious, where the flowers on separate individuals are some hermaphrodite and some female, but none male only.1881H. Müller in Nature XXIII. 337 Stellaria glauca..is gynodiœcious.1897Willis Flower. Pl. I. 89 This is termed gynodioecism and is common also in Caryophyllaceae..and other plants.1940Nature 30 Mar. 486/2 Gynodiœcy should not be confused with unisexuality.1956Evolution X. 115 (heading) The genetics and evolution of gynodioecy.1877Darwin Diff. Forms Flowers 12 Other species..bear on the same plant hermaphrodite and female flowers; and these might be called gyno-monœcious, if a name were desirable for them.1881H. Müller in Nature* XXIII. 337 Syringa Persica..is gynomonœcious.1897Willis Flower. Pl. II. 97 The most common case is gynomonoecism, the ray-florets being {female}, the disc ☿.1963Davis & Heywood Princ. Angiosperm Taxon.* xi. 369 Gynomonoecism where female and hermaphrodite flowers co-exist on the same plant.1949Darlington & Mather Elem. Genetics 394 *Gynomonoecy, the condition of plant individuals, or of species having individuals, which bear both female (i.e. male sterile) and hermaphrodite flowers.1853Lytton My Novel iii. xxii, He preys upon the weaker sex, and is a Gynophagite.1647R. Bacon Cyprian Acad.* A ij b, My Gynophilian or amorous infant.1623Cockeram, Gynophilous, a louer of women.1886O. W. Holmes Mortal Antipathy xix. 231 If we give it a name, we shall have to apply the term *Gynophobia, or Fear of Woman.1886Academy 16 Jan. 37 A man.. has become afflicted with gynophobia.1940Hinsie & Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 245 Gynophobia, morbid fear of women.1900B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 309/2 *Gynospore.., formerly suggested for macrospore, that is, a Megaspore.1937Sci. Proc. R. Dublin Soc. XXI. 457 The development of several gynospores, supernumerary prothalli, lateral pollen tubes and lateral archegonia;..all seem to give the redwood an unique position.1964Priestley & Scott Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) xxxvi. 590 Alternative and more non-committal terms are indeed already proposed, viz...gynospore, or female spore, for the embryo sac.1880Gray Struct. Bot. 414/1 Gynostegium, a sheath or covering of the gynoecium, of whatever nature.1861Bentley Man. Bot.* 256 The column is..termed the gynostemium, and the flowers are said to be gynandrous.1880C. & F. Darwin Movem. Pl.* 226 The circumnutation of the gynostemium of Stylidium..is highly remarkable, and apparently aids in the fertilisation of the flowers. gyno- word-forming element equivalent to gyneco-. gyno- /ˈgʌɪnəʊ, ˈdʒʌɪ-/ combining form. Before a vowel gyn-. ORIGIN: from Greek gunē woman, female + -o-. Used in senses (a) woman, women; (b) female reproductive organ, esp. (Botany) of a plant. DERIVATIVE gynobase noun (Botany) an enlargement of the receptacle that supports the gynoecium in some plants M19. gynoˈbasic adjective (Botany) pertaining to or having a gynobase M19. gynoˈcentric adjective centred on or concerned exclusively with women; taking a female (spec. feminist) point of view: L20. gynodioecious /-dʌɪˈi:ʃəs/ adjective (Botany) having female and hermaphrodite flowers on separate individuals L19. gynodioecism /-dʌɪˈi:sɪz(ə)m/ noun = gynodioecy L19. gynodioecy /-dʌɪˈi:si/ noun (Botany) the condition of being gynodioecious M20. gynoˈgenesis noun (Zoology) reproduction in which a sperm penetrates an ovum but their nuclei do not fuse, and the embryo develops with maternal chromosomes only E20. gynogeˈnetic adjective (Zoology) of the nature of, arising by, or involving gynogenesis E20. gynomonoecious /-məˈni:ʃəs/ adjective (Botany) having female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same individual L19. gynomonoecism /-məˈni:sɪz(ə)m/ noun (Botany) = gynomonoecy L19. gynomonoecy /-məˈni:si/ noun (Botany) the condition of being gynomonoecious M20. gynoˈphobia noun fear of women L19. gynoˈphobic adjective pertaining to or affected with gynophobia L20. gynophore noun (Botany) a stalk which in some plants supports the ovary etc. above the level of other parts of the flower E19. gynostegium /-ˈsti:dʒɪəm/ noun, pl. -gia /-dʒɪə/, Botany a united anther and stigma in certain plants L19. gyno- — see gyn- gyno- Prefix Of or pertaining to women. Of or pertaining to the female reproductive system. Etymology From Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “woman”). Synonyms gyn-, gyneco- Antonyms andro- Derived terms Category English words prefixed with gyno not found
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